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Solving for the real world

Researchers from across campus crowded into the sleek Media Innovation Center with coffee in hand — curious and committed to nearly 36 hours of working together with some people they knew and a lot of others they did not. Provost Maryanne Reed stood at a lectern to kick off a hackathon — the kind of challenge found in Silicon Valley.

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Once an RA

The job of resident assistant has changed over the years — and yet remains one of the most rewarding experiences on campus.

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Ready Player One

When Noah Johnson is fully “locked in,” very few people in the competitive gaming world can touch him. “Locked in” — his phrase — is a hyper mind for the first-year economics student at West Virginia University. A native of Baltimore, Md., Noah is WVU’s inaugural official esports player who also happens to be one of the best Madden NFL players in the world.

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Five teams to watch

We know you follow Mountaineer football and basketball. So we wanted to give you five West Virginia University sports teams to keep an eye on.

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Alumni Diary-Andy Stofleth

A FORMER U.S. MARINE was looking for a career change after a diagnosis with intestinal cancer. Following his recovery and a bachelor’s degree through the GI Bill, he enrolled in the Integrated Marketing Communications Master’s Program at West Virginia University.

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Alumni Diary-Veronique Vernot

When Veronique Vernot was 5, she knew she wanted to be a lawyer. Growing up in Connecticut, she remembered hearing people talk about how knowledgeable lawyers were, and from her own desire to help people, her dream to become a lawyer began.

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Flashback—The Mountaineer Statue at 50

What is now an enduring symbol of the spirit of West Virginia University stands 50 years after its creation outside the Mountainlair — after more than 20 years of planning and being nearly derailed multiple times by controversy and other obstacles. The twists and turns of the story are documented in “The Mountaineer Statue,” by Gordon Thorn, BSA ’53, MSA ’55 and Scott Rubin, BS ’05.

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Jim Braxton poses in his jersey #44 while holding a football.

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A Mountaineer to Remember

Jim Braxton made a big impression on the NFL and on everyone he met.

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The Last Word: Another Mountaineer

Accomplished mountain climber and outdoor education advocate Tyrhee Moore, BS ’15, Sport Management, found his passion for the outdoors early in life. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Moore was a member of the first all-African-American team to climb the highest mountain peak in North America, Denali, in 2013. Moore founded Soul Trak Outdoors, a nonprofit organization that connects underserved communities to inclusive, diverse outdoor spaces, activities and leadership.

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Episode 10 - Five Milliseconds

On July 24, 2001, something arrived on Earth. It would take six years for it to be noticed. And even longer to prove it existed.

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Verena Zaisberger holds a competitive rifle in her hand while looking off frame.

Verena Zaisberger holds a competitive rifle in her hand while looking off frame.

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The Lone Rangers

With their national championship canceled hours before it was supposed to start, the rifle team went into a 2020 season that was like no other yet brought them closer together.

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At the Connection of Business and Human Rights

A law professor had worked for the SEC in enforcement. Then a class prompted her to look at human rights.

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Jim Kutsch and guide dog taken at The Seeing Eye.

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Blind Ambition

Jim Kutsch lost his sight from a fireworks explosion when he was a teenager. He still became an engineer and created a reading technology for blind people.

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Michelle Sieminski poses in her camouflage Army uniform near Stewart Hall at sunset.

Michelle Sieminski poses in her camouflage Army uniform near Stewart Hall at sunset.

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Three Lieutenants

A former Mountaineer mascot, a National Guardsman and a former substitute teacher tested their strength to see if they had what it took to become officers in the Army National Guard.

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An orange puppet with yellow hair in pigtails is wearing a child's fabric mask.

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Parade of Masks

When everything went online in the early days of the pandemic, WVU Libraries created an online exhibit featuring a new element in our lives: face masks.

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Protesters march in Morgantown holding signs after the George Floyd killing in 2020.

Protesters march in Morgantown holding signs after the George Floyd killing in 2020.

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Making A Home for Everyone

We have a lot of work to do to be a truly inclusive campus. Let's do it.

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Mary Marantz sits with legs crossed and holding smart phone.

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Slow Growth, Strong Roots

It was debate at WVU that helped Mary Marantz learn the crucial skill of listening that led to Yale Law School and becoming her own boss.

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A woman stands on a paddleboard with oar at sunset on Summersville Lake.

A woman stands on a paddleboard with oar at sunset on Summersville Lake.

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Go Outside in West Virginia

WVU is helping West Virginia capitalize on its biggest asset, the outdoors.

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Mountaineer Mail

We collected letters from readers responding to the Fall ’21 issue. Letters have been edited for clarity. Add your voice to the conversation and send your comments to wvumag@mail.wvu.edu.