Monthly Archives: February 2011

As February comes to a close we wrap up heart disease awareness month. Most people do not know that February is also National Dental Health Month for Kids. West Virginia ranks dead last in the nation for dental health and … Continue reading →

I recently participated in, and wrote a story about Dance Marathon, which was held this past Feb. 26- Feb. 27 in the Mountainlair ballroom at WVU. Dance Marathon is the largest student student run philanthropy, and is held in over … Continue reading →

The tattoo business is one that has been growing at a tremendous rate. Athletes of all levels of sport have been getting tattoos at an alarming rate, and it doesn’t seem as though it’s going to be coming to an … Continue reading →

My first bureau story was a high school boys basketball game between the Preston High School Knights and the North Marion Huskies played at PHS. This was not the first time I covered a live sporting event, but it was … Continue reading →

A while back, around September, I visited an old theatre on High St- Its name, the Warner Theater. I saw a peculiar movie that night, ‘The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia’ and though I was pretty appalled at … Continue reading →

For my first bureau story I wrote a feature article about WVU’s club ice hockey team for The Dominion Post. Because I was not completely familiar with the ins and outs of ice hockey, I conducted some preliminary research in order to … Continue reading →

I did a story on self defense because it sparked my interest with the recent shooting on Grant Avenue in Morgantown. When people are faced with certain situations they may or may not know how to defend themselves so I … Continue reading →

I did my story on a new study that was brought up in my WVU News class that was found at CNN.com. The study surveyed 2500 people that drank diet soda everyday and found that they had a 48% higher … Continue reading →

I did a story about pedestrian safety in Morgantown. There have been many  pedestrian/vehicle accidents and I thought it was important to do a story about it. Professor Dahlia wanted me to speak to a student that walks all over campus … Continue reading →

I did my story on the Star City Police’s newest member. She is a police dog. They have had her about a month so far and its been working out really well for them. Their last dog was getting old … Continue reading →