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To help get students home for the holidays, West Virginia University's Mountaineer Parents Club is offering bus transportation. Reservations for Thanksgiving and Winter breaks are currently being accepted and will last until all spots are taken. Currently buses are being offered to Allentown, Pa., Hagerstown, Md., Secaucus, N.J. and Philadelphia, Pa. The Northern Virginia, Central Maryland and Long Island, N.Y. Parents Clubs are also offering buses to those areas.

It didn't matter if they were from China, Hungary, the Middle East or West Virginia, West Virginia University community members came together Sunday in support of the world's sport--soccer or "football."

For West Virginia University School of Dentistry student Zach Sisler, the required rural rotation is about helping people who may have not been able to afford the dental care they need. Sisler is completing his rural rotation in Berkeley Springs.

Four teams of international and U.S. West Virginia University students will compete Sunday, Nov. 8, at 2 p.m. in the finals of WVU?s second annual Mini World Cup.

To help ease the financial strain of attending college, WVU is introducing two new scholarships for students from West Virginia, increasing the value of other scholarships for students from all states and providing an additional $250,000 in need-based aid.

Julie Goldberg does not let her disabilities stop her from doing what she loves. Through WVU's Office of Disability Services, Goldberg receives the assistance she needs to get the most of WVU.

West Virginia University researchers have been leading the flock in trying to find a better way to figure out the ages of birds. Now, a doctoral student has earned national recognition for her contribution to the project.

With the holiday season fast approaching, engineering students at WVU are planning an event to help local children ride into a happy holiday season. Tau Beta Pi, the engineering honorary, is hosting its Fall Bicycle Drive Nov. 1-14. Used bikes for children or adults that are in repairable condition will be accepted, then repaired and donated to area residents in need.

WVU students have a chance to perform research, learn about graduate school and receive financial assistance as part of the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program.

Reducing campus crime is a top priority for the WVU Police. To help their mission they are teaching students and employees to replace fear with confidence.