With election season underway, many voters are challenged with distinguishing between real and fake news online.
Samantha Smith
Executive News Editor
Following the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, R. Scott Crichlow, a political science professor at WVU, broke down ho…
Anna Goldizen
Managing Editor
WVU alum Rodney Williams, in collaboration with his best friend Travis Holoway, made history in 2018 with the creation of SoLo Funds, the only…
Payton Mandell
Assistant News Editor
Researchers at the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI) will appear on “60 Minutes” Sunday at 7 p.m. for a two-segment special on thei…
Lauren Taylor
Editor in Chief
The flag of Palestine was displayed outside the Mountainlair in the free speech zone Thursday as campus community members gathered for a cease…
Lauren Taylor
Editor in Chief
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In this episode, the boys are back to kick off the 2025 F1 season in style as we dive into the Australian Grand Prix. With the season opener just around the corner, tensions are high, and predictions are flying fast. We'll break down all the latest team changes, driver moves, and what to exp… Listen Now >>Lights Out: 2025 F1 Season Kickoff & Aussie GP Preview
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“This magnificent tree, soon to graze the front lawn of the Capitol in D.C., is not just any tree, it is a beacon of hope,” Morgantown Mayor J…
Aidan Cornue
Digital Editor
Publications such as The New York Times, National Public Radio, The Washington Post and the Associated Press are tuned in to the budget shortf…
Savannah Jones
Staff Writer
Smoke from the wildfires in Canada continues to move through West Virginia and surrounding states. As more smoke rolls in, the air quality is …
A Texas judge rejected President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan on Thursday after a conservative group filed a lawsuit on behalf of…
Jules Ogden
Former Editor in Chief
The Biden Administration launched a beta version of its student loan relief program late Friday night, allowing borrowers to submit applicatio…
Trenton Straight
Former Editor-in-Chief
As Hurricane Ian bore down on Florida last month and millions of Floridians faced evacuation orders, WVU alum Nick Underwood was strapped in a…
Thousands of students at West Virginia University could see some level of loan forgiveness as part of President Biden's plan to wipe out billi…
Trenton Straight
Former Editor-in-Chief
In college football, often times the backup long snapper goes unnoticed. However, for this West Virginia University alumni, he is changing the…
West Virginia University said in March that it would provide emergency funds to Ukrainian and Russian students impacted by the war. Since then…
Katelyn Aluise
Former Digital Content Editor
West Virginia University will offer financial assistance to Ukrainian and Russian students impacted by the war.
Katelyn Aluise
Former Digital Content Editor
A friend from Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital city, called Galyna Voitiuk earlier this month to say goodbye because she wasn’t sure if she would survi…
Katelyn Aluise
Former Digital Content Editor
The Ukrainian Community of Morgantown is holding an information session and candlelight vigil on Monday, March 7, in light of Russia’s recent …
Trenton Straight
Former Editor-in-Chief
West Virginia University students, faculty and local residents gave speeches and held up signs in front of the Mountainlair on Monday to prote…
Katelyn Aluise
Former Digital Content Editor
Six months ago, Benafsha Ayeen was forced to leave her family and home behind when Kabul, Afghanistan, fell to the Taliban. She and 150 other …
Katelyn Aluise
Former Digital Content Editor
West Virginia Senate Bill 181 was recently introduced to support the expansion of mental health and suicide prevention services throughout the…
West Virginia University is suspending its limited COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contract workers after a federal judge in Georgia bloc…
Trenton Straight
Former Editor-in-Chief
West Virginia University intends to go forward on a number of study abroad programs for the fall semester, despite the emergence of the omicro…
Camren Gandee
Assistant Sports Editor
George Tanios, owner of Sandwich University in Morgantown, has received tens of thousands of dollars from supporters on a Christian crowdfundi…
Duncan Slade
Editor-in-chief
Trenton Straight
Former Editor-in-Chief
The Daily Athenaeum sat down with West Virginia University President E. Gordon Gee for an interview Thursday following the launch last week of…
Duncan Slade
Editor-in-chief
Hundreds of employees at West Virginia University will be subject to a vaccine requirement following new federal guidelines released earlier t…
Trenton Straight
Former Editor-in-Chief
The owner of Sandwich University in Morgantown is selling his business after experiencing a “multitude of business and financial troubles” sin…
Duncan Slade
Editor-in-chief
Now 20 years removed from the events of Sept. 11, 2001, Dr. Heather Stephens is one of the countless Americans whose lives were forever impact…
Camren Gandee
Assistant Sports Editor
Sandwich U operator George Pierre Tanios was arrested Sunday due to his role in Jan. 6's riots at the U.S. Capitol building.
Jared Serre
Director of Special Projects
President-elect Joe Biden has announced plans to make higher education more affordable to low-income students.
Sadaf Nikzad
Reporter
For those who will be voting in West Virginia for the first time during the upcoming 2020 election, being prepared to vote on Election Day can…
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-WV, met with Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Wednesday, saying the pair had a "cordial and warm conver…
Jared Serre
Director of Special Projects
As expected, United States Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-WV, and Joe Manchin, D-WV, have released differing statements regarding the confirmat…
Jared Serre
Director of Special Projects
A day after Sen. Joe Manchin, D-WV, expressed that he wished to see the U.S. Supreme Court's vacant seat filled after November's election, fel…
Jared Serre
Director of Special Projects
While the passing of a Supreme Court justice during an election year is not a first-time occurrence, the precedent of filling the seat remains…
Jared Serre
Director of Special Projects
As states postpone their primary elections in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, one West Virginia University political scientist is …
Katherine Johnson, world-renowned research mathematician and West Virginia native, passed away Monday at 101 years old, according to NASA Admi…