ass in ated ▁British ▁MP s ▁Category : English ▁murder ▁vict ims ▁Category : Pe ople ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁office ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Mary le bone <0x0A> </s> ▁West ▁Liber ty ▁University ▁( W L U ) ▁is ▁a ▁public ▁university ▁in ▁West ▁Liber ty , ▁West ▁Virginia . ▁It ▁is ▁West ▁Virginia ' s ▁oldest ▁institution ▁of ▁higher ▁education . ▁ ▁It ▁offers ▁more ▁than ▁ 7 0 ▁under grad uate ▁maj ors ▁plus ▁gradu ate ▁programs , ▁including ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁education ▁and ▁an ▁online ▁M BA . ▁W L U ' s ▁athlet ic ▁teams , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Hill to ppers , ▁are ▁char ter ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁II ▁Mountain ▁East ▁Conference ▁with ▁nearly ▁ 4 0 0 ▁student - ath let es ▁particip ating ▁in ▁ 1 8 ▁inter col leg iate ▁sports , ▁including ▁football , ▁basketball , ▁wrest ling , ▁track , ▁tennis , ▁baseball . ▁ ▁History ▁Est ab lished ▁as ▁West ▁Liber ty ▁Academy ▁on ▁March ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁( 2 6 ▁years ▁before ▁the ▁state ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁Union ) ▁under ▁the ▁guidance ▁of ▁Re ver end ▁Nathan ▁Sh ot well , ▁it ▁was ▁created ▁to ▁respond ▁to ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁higher ▁educational ▁opportun ities ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁App al ach ian ▁r idge . ▁The ▁institution , ▁originally ▁a ▁normal ▁school , ▁or ▁teachers ▁college , ▁is ▁named ▁for ▁the ▁town ▁in ▁which ▁it ▁is ▁located . ▁West