Eberly News

Articles for the month of April 2018

Two students on the West Virginia University Debate Team have qualified for the National Debate Tournament for the first time since 1986. Only 78 debate teams from across the country qualified for the tournament, which was held at Wichita State University March 23-March 26, 2018. Brooke Modestita, a freshman women and gender studies major and Africana studies minor, and Ellen Baker, a sophomore fisheries and wildlife resources major in the Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design, both had years of experience in debate prior to attending WVU.

WVU Debate Team members qualify for National Debate Tournament

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Two students on the West Virginia University Debate Team have qualified for the National Debate Tournament for the first time since 1986.

Pride in his Appalachian roots led West Virginia University junior Joshua Stuart to reclaim what it means to be Appalachian. Stuart, an interdisciplinary studies major in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences from Philippi, West Virginia will present research at the Appalachian Studies Association conference in Cincinnati, Ohio, April 5-8. His presentation focuses on queer culture in Appalachia, where he pulls perspectives from his background in creative writing, sociology and LGBTQ+ studies.

Reclaiming Appalachian identity

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WVU student researching social change in Appalachia