A new and exciting event is available for Glenville State students to participate in. For the first year ever there will be a canoe challenge for all Pioneers and anyone else who wishes to participate in it. “It’ll be a really good time,” said one of the race’s creators, David Bernier. The starting line is still to be determined for the race but the finish line will be at the Pioneer Grill, owned by the race’s other creator, Brian Kennedy. Even though the starting line [...]

Defeating the Fairmont State Falcons 41-21 in the Battle of the Bit, The Glenville State College Pioneers will retain the Bit trophy for the third consecutive year. By the end of the first quarter, the Pioneers showed the Falcons who clearly would be in charge for the rest of the game, ending the quarter with a score of 17-7. Quarterback Darold Hughes had a great game, throwing three touchdowns and completing 13 out of 25 passes for 285 yards. Hughes also earned WVIAC Offensive Player [...]

Glenville State Students can enjoy a variety of different activities at Cedar Creek State Park.   Fishing, tennis, basketball, and just camping out are some of the activities available there. So go enjoy the great outdoors of WV at Cedar Creek!

  Glenville State College was a quiet little place – that is, until the monsters from around the world decided to visit this semester. Why would vampires, werewolves, and zombies visit GSC of all places? The only ones who knew are Melissa Gish and Jonathan Minton and the Science Fiction and Fantasy Guild. Gish explained that she and Minton are showing these monster films because they are very important in terms of history and culture. She also confessed that they include both her and Minton’s favorites, [...]

            The 5th Annual Juried Art Show had its opening Monday, March 19th at the Fine Arts Building and featured 44 different works of art by GSC students. Liza Brenner, an art professor and curator of the show oversaw the process. “It was open to the whole campus,” she said about how the event was open to more than just art majors. Each student was allowed to submit three pieces of work. The juror, Zachary Orcutt, determined which pieces went on display. Orcutt is a [...]

Hands once accustomed to holding a gun now hold a tool used for one of the most fundamentally difficult sports. The tall heavily tattooed red head sprints down the runway and flings his body using the pole to project himself. All of this happens in less than two seconds and in a graceful manner William Sarine clears the height. Applause fills the area surrounding the polevault area as athletes nearby appreciate Sarine’s talent but many more would be cheering if they knew of the service [...]

Billy Burke, a Gilmer County native and Glenville State graduate, had a book signing last Wednesday at the Robert F. Kidd Library from 12-2 p.m. Burke’s book, Billy B. Burke: A Man of Many Hats,  is an autobiography that details his life from the very beginning. Despite overcoming some impressive odds and having such an impressive political career, Burke would not have writtena book at all if it hadn’t been for an injury. “I got hurt and was in a wheelchair and had my leg [...]

After years of no crackerjacks, chilidogs, and chalk lines, baseball is coming back to Glenville. Yes, baseball has been a part of the school the last couple years as a club but this year will be a part of the highly competitive West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference with a 50 game regular season that includes opening the season with a tournament in North Carolina. The young Pioneers have been working hard though and plan on easily surpassing their preseason rank of last in the conference. [...]

The men’s and women’s track teams both begin outdoor competition at Lynchburg College in Virginia. March 17th may be the first outdoor meet for both Pioneer squads but both teams have been competing at indoor meets since December 3rd. “Instead of being outside on the track in the cold or running up and down the hallways, you get a chance to have a competitive edge,” said Coach Cam Perry about the benefits of competing at an indoor track meet. The women’s team is led by [...]

Head Baseball Coach Tom Gilbert talks about the upcoming season.   Q+A with Coach Gilbert Phoenix- Well first let’s start with who your favorite Major League Baseball team is? Coach Gilbert- Baltimore Orioles. Don’t hold that against me. P- What was your previous coaching experience before coming to Glenville? CG- I coached a sponsored team by the Baltimore Orioles for seven years called the Oriolelanders. Still exists, you had to be invited to play. I had 27 guys drafted off those teams in seven years. [...]