WVU students stage walkout against program cuts

Students and faculty at West Virginia University's downtown campus staged a walkout in protest of proposed program cuts, including the discontinuation of 32 majors and downsizing staff in various departments. The cuts include eliminating all foreign language degrees and reviewing plans to remove the language requirement for all majors. The protesters wore red and carried signs, some written in foreign languages, to draw attention to the impact on the language department. The walkout also addressed President Gordon Gee's retirement plans.