WVU, known as a party school, has a penchant for lighting couches on fire. It's even prompted student government PSAs to advise against the practice, but obviously that didn't work.
Morgantown authorities had to use pepper spray and tear gas to get the crowds to break apart, according to WDTV, and there were no injuries reported. Several people were arrested, the Associated Press reports, and the university will review social media to consider sanctions against students who got unruly. The crowds started forming around 10:30 p.m. and became larger as they moved toward the downtown business area.
WVU President E. Gordon Gee was not happy:
Disappointed in some of our student body today. While a small minority, the actions of a few hurt the reputation of our entire University.
— E. Gordon Gee (@gordongee) October 19, 2014I want all students to know this behavior is unacceptable. We can and will work together to prevent this situation from happening again.
— E. Gordon Gee (@gordongee) October 19, 2014Photos from the riots on Saturday:
Whoever took this pic last night is the real MVP pic.twitter.com/Fwl8Q7Mxsz
— Carly Weinstein (@CarlyWeinsteinn) October 19, 2014
post riot high street pic.twitter.com/MBpecjxi8t
— Danny Shearer (@danndamannn) October 19, 2014
CORRECTION: This post previously included a photo of a flipped car, attributing it to the Morgantown riot. Although the photo was tweeted by someone in Morgantown, West Virginia, it does not appear the photo was taken in the town this weekend. Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/20/wvu-fire-football-couches_n_6015036.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news&ir=Weird+News
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