Morgantown Beauty School

Marketing includes school visits

Aug 21, 2011 (The Dominion Post - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- WVU gymnastics coach Linda Burdette-Good recently completed her 37th and final season at the helm, retiring with 644 victories. She smiles when she's asked what the promotional effort for gymnastics was like in 1975, during her first season in charge. "It wasn't just us," Burdette-Good said. "It was everybody. Now, they make an effort. They are finding out we can draw some people and get some people out to watch competitions." WVU wrestling coach Craig Turnbull has been with his program since the late 1970s. He also has seen growth in the promotion of the WVU Olympic sports. "When I began, there was no commitment, no culture for any sport but [men's] basketball and football," Turnbull said. "Anything created was all on the head coach." WVU hosted its first Beauty and the Beast event, combining WVU and Michigan State wrestling and gymnastics, in January. WVU promoted the event through pop-up ads on its website, along with newspaper advertising and billboards. Burdette-Good, Turnbull and members of the wrestling and gymnastics teams appeared at a press conference in the Coliseum to promote the event to the local media. "The promotion in general [of that night] would be my best way to illustrate the growth and commitment to a balanced promotion for all sports and recognizing they all have value and deserve to be treated with a certain level of respect," Turnbull said. "I think there has been a very positive culture shift in that direction." WVU deputy director of athletics Mike Parsons can recall a time when soccer was perhaps the most overlooked sport on WVU's campus. "When I was a student, you couldn't pay someone to go to a soccer game," he said. "Now, there's strong interest.

Local vendor offers free hot dogs - News - The Daily Athenaeum ...

Hold the mustard and pour on the hot chili.

Free hot dogs were offered to those who visited Dave's Famous T&L Hot Dog stand on North High Street Wednesday.

T&L Hot Dogs, located in the Morgantown Mall, wanted to reach out and grab West Virginia University students' attention on the Downtown Campus in the afternoons, said Rob Abel, T&L Hot Dogs owner.

"Our free hot dog promotion is a great way to let students try our brand for the first time," Abel said. "We've had the vendor downtown for three weeks now."

The stand offers chili, cheese, mustard, ketchup, relish, onions and other condiments. Each hot dog, not matter its contents, costs $1 normally.

Abel said he had noticed there were no vendors available to students during lunch and afternoon hours.

"It was hard for us to find a location downtown due to stores not wanting vendors outside their business and city property rights," he said.

The T&L Hot Dogs stand is currently located on North High Street across from Nick's Canteen in hopes of reaching out to the downtown students going to and from class, Abel said.

"This is our permanent location. Our vendor hours depend on the weather conditions which will determine how long our staff stays outside," Abel said

Some students visited the hot dog stand for the first time Wednesday.

"I heard about the

promotion from a few of my friends last night. I took three bites of the hot dog, and they're by far the best in Morgantown," said Michael Summers, senior history education major.

Some customers who have visited the mall location also came out to the vendor to take advantage of the free hot dogs.

"I saw a flyer up at the beauty school on the free hot dogs," said Sami Turner, a Morgantown Beauty College student.

"I've tried their food at the mall so I knew how appetizing and the high quality food they've offered."

Abel said T&L Hot Dogs also offers call-in orders for people to pick up hot dogs without waiting. Even though it is a mobile stand, he said they also accept credit cards.

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