Glenville State College Earth Day “Adoption” of Yeager Airport Continues: On Friday May 19th at 11:00 a.m. 25 Glenville State College (GSC) students  continued the beautification project that was started  in 2008.  This project was initiated with the planting of the first of what soon will be thousands of trees on the mountainside that was moved to extend the runway by 1,000 ft. This year 25 students representing two groups, the Student Government Association, led by President Travis Nesbitt, and a dozen members of the Science [...]

Cancer’s A Drag Many of us will experience the effects of cancer in some way during our lifetime. Whether as a victim of this dreaded disease, or through the affliction of a loved one, most will have to deal with this in some form or another. GSC continues in its tradition of raising money in support of the American Cancer Society. On Tuesday, April 23, the college will be hosting its annual fundraiser “Cancer’s a Drag”. This event, where gender is switched in the style [...]

Cadets in Glenville State College’s Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program have been spending time this semester at Glenville Elementary School for a community service project. Each week one or two cadets and their instructors visit Glenville Elementary School to act as mentors for some of the students. They help students with school work that they are struggling with in their classes. “My first visit to the school was great. It was such a wonderful feeling to see how excited the students got when [...]

Everyone’s most feared and favorite since the fourth grade is back at Glenville State College. That’s right, dodge ball is back and you better be quick on your feet. GSC’s Relay for Life team has planned and will host a dodge ball tournament next week in order to raise money for the American Cancer Society to help find a cure for cancer and aide in preventative measures for the diseases. Everyone is welcome to participate in the tournament or support their favorite teams in the [...]

  The GSC Bluegrass Program While many students at Glenville State College are native or have been raised in West Virginia, there remains some who have not heard the beautiful music of the mountains, bluegrass. This music is a mixture of Appalachian ballads imported from the home countries in Europe, combined with later influences from African American jazz elements. Founded on August 3, 2007 at GSC, this uniquely original program was the first of its kind offered in the country. This program was built around [...]

Tuesday night was the introduction of the four part series, “The Impact of Science and Religion on a Society,” at Glenville State College. Each month until April the public will be invited to attend the event at the President’s auditorium in the Heflin Administrative Building. The other three parts of the series are scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. on February 19, March 19, and April 16. The first seminar, “Science and Pseudoscience: Sorting Fact from Fiction,” featured Dr. David O’Dell as the main speaker [...]

Pioneer Media The Pioneer Media is an organization of students who are interested in the fields of journalism, radio, or broadcast television. If you have the desire to write articles, a passion for music, or want to pursue a career in television media, then this is a program you may want to check out. While no experience is necessary to join in these programs, a 2.5 g.p.a. is required and a student must have completed CART 101, Introduction to Public Speaking, before they are allowed [...]

Four GSC students are competing for the opportunity to win $10,000. Not it’s not a game show but the WVSCBPC competition which will take place April 5th and April 6th at WVU. However, the final round is still one step away as Caleb Greathouse, Racheal Fetty, Preston Veal, and Josh Ramsey all have one competition in Fairmont before they find out if they are headed to WVU for a chance at some big money. Seniors Greathouse and Fetty both team up in the Life Styles [...]

Activities For International Week             As we celebrate international week, take a look at some of these activities taking place.  On Sunday, Oct. 14, from 4 to 6 p.m., there will be events representing the sporting activities from various nations.  On the lawn at Clark Hall, soccer, and bocce ball (an ancient game whose modern adaptation resembles bowling), will be occurring.  Also during this same time, fencing and MMA (mixed martial arts) will be taking place in the MCCC Ballroom on the third floor of [...]

GSC’s High Adventure Program             The High Adventure program offered at Glenville State College is designed to allow students at the college to take in the beauty of West Virginia from a mountain top while hiking, from the door of a plane before skydiving, or while plunging down forested slopes riding a zip line. The mission of the High Adventure program is to “provide GSC students with quality outdoor experiences that ultimately promote personal enrichment and community enhancement.  Through well-organized outdoor experiences, participants will have [...]