University of Charleston News

Security lines at Newark Liberty International Airport were moving normally Monday, but flights were still running behind schedule a day after a man walked through a screening checkpoint exit to enter a terminal.

Fruth Pharmacy recently honored recipients of 2009 Fruth scholarships at a luncheon held at Marshall University.

West Virginia is staring down the barrel of a weakened economy. State officials recognize they cannot count on coal to be the incredible cash cow it has been in the past.

The Appalachian Children's Chorus will host open auditions for its Charleston choirs at 2 p.m. Jan.

Educational consultants Caitlin Howley , Kimberly Hambrick and Tony Marchesi recently opened ICF International's first West Virginia office at BB&T tower in Charleston.

One question raised by the pending sale of Walker Machinery Co. to Boyd Co. of Louisville: Will Boyd continue Walker's local charitable giving? Steve Walker, president of Walker Machinery, said he sent his company's contribution list for the last two years to Boyd.

Cap and trade would be another expensive government boondoggle or it would create a new market for energy technologies and help save the earth, depending on whom you believe.

It's impossible to estimate the cost of reducing climate warming emissions 83 percent by 2050, in the view of Cato Institute Senior Fellow Patrick J. Michaels, because no one knows how to do that.

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Some students at the University of Charleston celebrated an educational milestone Sunday.

Sophomore foward Devin Ebanks has apparently injured his hand but is warming up with the Mountaineers for tonight's game against Charleston.

All are welcome. Call 304-342-6052 for more information. * CHRISTMAS CONCERT: Tickets are on sale for the B.E. Taylor Christmas concert, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Dec.

A holiday grief workshop for children ages 4-12 to make their own memory ornament will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Dec.

Massey Energy chairman and CEO Don Blankenship and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will appear at a forum on the future of energy at the University of Charleston.

According to a recent Cornell University study, the average private university president remains in office for about 10 years.

Christine Witthohn knows a good story when she sees it. In her line of work, she had better.

A global warming skeptic and a leading climate change expert are going to debate the potential impact of cap and trade legislation on West Virginia's economy.

Before the special session got rolling last week, Sen. Brooks McCabe , D-Kanawha, had a successful fundraiser for his 2010 re-election campaign, which some suggest is a foreshadowing of things to come.

It's a warm-up act of sorts. A global warming skeptic and leading climate change expert plan to face off during a Dec.

This January, the University of Charleston will host a forum with Massey Energy president Don Blankenship and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., a well-known environmentalist.