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Professors Discuss Halloween’s Past, Present And Future

Halloween is more popular than ever, but where did we get traditions like costumes or trick-or-treating? From ancient druids to modern anime films, today's haunted celebrations draw from a wide variety of sources.

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Digging Into Halloween’s Rich History, This West Virginia Morning

Halloween is more popular than ever. We speak with WVU religious studies professors to learn more about the holiday's rich history.

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Morrisey Names Director Of New Washington Center At WVU

House Bill 3297 required WVU to open the Washington Center and hire “an expert on the western tradition, the American founding, and American constitutional thought.”

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Reflecting On America’s Founding And School Vaccine Lawsuit Updates, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, three top historians revisit America’s origin story, and the latest court filings in the state’s school vaccine lawsuit are zeroing in on a linchpin legal question.

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