Here in West Virginia, if you would hear “Let’s go…”, it wouldn’t be more than a few seconds before you would hear “Mountaineers!” Since West Virginia has no professional sports teams, it leaves us with more energy to dedicate to the West Virginia University Mountaineers! Growing up in West Virginia, I have to admit that loving the ‘Eers is something that we all to come to do! Here is a brief glimpse into life at the beautiful West Virginia University, located in Morgantown, West Virginia.
1) The three Woodburn Circle buildings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
The lounge is named after the WVU and NBA Hall-of-Famer Jerry West. Jerry West's number is retired and a sign hangs over section 44 with "Jerry West 44" written on it.
12) West Virginia University is one of the only two land-grant universities in West Virginia, the second being West Virginia State University in Institute, WV.
The PRT was made to help with the bad traffic the University was experiencing because of the growth of the student population and the expansion of the campus.
14) West Virginia University actually has four libraries, which include the Downtown Campus library, Evansdale Library, Health Sciences library, and the Law library.
15) The economy was down significantly but the University was still able to establish several different majors: biology, medicine, journalism, pharmacy, and the first mining program in the nation.
Pictured above is the Mountaineer statue on campus. The Mountaineer was made the official school mascot in 1890.
Isn’t West Virginia University just incredible? This is more than just a university! This is something that becomes apart of West Virginians. I don’t think that I have ever met someone that disliked WVU!
Let’s Go Mountaineers!
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