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After submitting a 90-second video, eight contestants have been chosen to compete live in a head-to-head competition at the LaunchLab. This event will take place on Wednesday (March 28) from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in room 413 of the Evansdale Crossing.

 

Be creative with spreading positive message on our campus Wednesday (March 28) from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in HSC Pylons Area. Make your own quilt patch with a message of consent, anti-violence and support for survivors for our Sexual Assault Awareness Quilt.

 

If you're worried about the recent news about the personal information of 50 million people being mined from Facebook for political purposes,you may want to clean up your online profiles. To help you defend your data, Information Technology Services provides the following tips for all social media accounts.

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When Harold M. Forbes retired from West Virginia University as curator of Rare Books in 2013, bookseller Jim Presgraves wanted to pay a proper tribute to his colleague’s long career. Rather than sending a card, Presgraves, approaching retirement himself, donated a large portion of his inventory at Bookworm and Silverfish Books in Rural Retreat, Va., to WVU Libraries in honor of the former Rare Books Curator. Library staff calculate the gift at more than 10,000 books, pamphlets, archives, maps and other materials with a value more than $500,000.