Talk:West Virginia University
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[edit] sports
Almost two-thirds of this article is about sports, most of it just boosterism or the reporting of the non-exceptional (the school has a band, so does 99% of schools) as exceptional. This is dis-similar from other similar school's entries. --SamC 15:51, 6 December 2005 (UTC)
- True, there is a lot about sports here. But let me make a comment about the band, one of 24 in the nation to have won the Sudler Trophy, sometimes referred to as the "Heisman Trophy for Bands". That makes the WVU Band rather exceptional. And if you look at the entries for other universities that have been awarded the Sudler, roughly a quarter mention their band. --J5cochran 21:27, 10 December 2005 (UTC)
- Another user and I went ahead and shifted all of the athletics information to a new page (West Virginia University Mountaineers) which is similar to the way it has been arranged with other school articles. --ScottyBoy900Q∞ 06:07, 1 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Joni Mitchell
I'm not so sure Joni Mitchell went to WVU; I'm having trouble verifying that story have been for years. It is generally accepted that Morning Morgantown was written about Morgantown, WV, although proof of that is also extremely hard to find.
- I believe you are correct. Everywhere I have looked, I have only been able to find her as a student at Alberta College of Art in Calgary. I'm not sure who added her to the alumni list on the page, but I am going to remove her for now, at least for the time being unless someone can show some proof of her attending WVU. --ScottyBoy900Q∞ 17:25, 30 Dec 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Fires
Can someone familiar with the subject please write a small section on the university's students' history of setting fires in Morgantown after big wins? I only know that much. Although it may not be flattering, it is worth mentioning from a Good, Neutral POV. Perhaps a history of the worst riots. Zellin 23:40, Mar 26, 2005 (UTC)
- I added a bit of this to the article. --ScottyBoy900Q∞ 06:05, 1 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] acceptance
Is it true that you only need to be alive to get in to WVU? Maybe that should be mentioned in the article too. (Or, contributors could avoid academic boosterism.)
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- First off...please sign your posts so people don't have to go looking for who you are on the history page. As far as your question above, its really not true. The university will be the first to admit that they do have relatively low requirements for applicants, but there are thousands of people who are still turned away. The minimum requirements for WV residents are a 2.0 GPA, ACT composite score of 19, and SAT combined score of 910. Non residents need a 2.25 GPA, ACT composite score of 20, and SAT combined score of 950. Like I said...that's prety low when compared to other schools this size. I don't mean this as a joke, bit I really think this is because the university is run by the state and the state doesn't want its residents discouraged from applying. In reality, an average student "enrolled in WVU's Fall 2005 freshman class had a 3.29 high school grade point average, an ACT score of 23.1, and/or an SAT score (math +verbal) of 1048. [1]" Feel free to add this information to the article if you see fit. -I didn't add it because it seems most university articles on wikipedia just don't include that information. --ScottyBoy900Q∞ 14:59, 14 November 2005 (UTC)
- I think he's referring to Marshall University.1veedo 01:23, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] proposed merger of fight song
I proposed the merger of Hail, West Virginia, b/c I don't think the song is significant enough to be discussed outside this page. I'd suggest merging just the description into this page somewhere and providing an external link for the lyrics, then changing the old page to a redirect.--Kchase02 T 04:35, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
No one has commented in two weeks, so I'm merging.--Kchase02 T 02:00, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] motto translation
Anyone have any idea what the translation of the motto in WVU's official seal (inner ring) is? I can't find it anywhere on their website. --Bobak 18:26, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
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sup im going to attend wvu in 2 years just wandering what is it like???
[edit] Notable Alumni
Does anyone else think the "Notable Alumni" section is a bit out of control? Instead of listing every possible person I think we need to de-list some of these people or make up a new article. Listing every possible person doesn't seem appropriate to me and most of these people don't seem "notable" enough to warrant them being listed here. Thoughts? --ScottyBoy900Q 04:44, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
Djwvu 01:47, 21 January 2007 (UTC) I made an article titled "Notable Alumni of West Virginia University", the problem is I'm too much of a novice with editing stuff on Wikipedia to link it. --User:DJWVU
- You did fine with it :). I was about ready to take care of that myself. Whammies Were Here (PYLrulz) 05:53, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
