Musician, theater student and "Mad Men" addict Merrill Garbus, AKA tUne-yArDs, talks about performing live, writing from the road and reaching her fear limit while opening for Beirut.

photo by: Greater Morgantown Convention & Visitors Bureau

West Virginia University's Personal Rapid Transit system is just that, whisking students, faculty and staff anywhere along the systems 8.7-mile track — connecting three campuses — within five minutes.

photo by: Greater Morgantown Convention and Visitors Bureau

High Street in downtown Morgantown, W. Va., is a lot like Massachusetts Street in downtown Lawrence: unique restaurants, quirky shops, professional offices, a historic hotel and seats of government. "And this is a family town, much like Lawrence is," says Michelle Sandrey, who earned her doctorate at KU and now serves on the faculty at West Virginia.

photo by: Greater Morgantown Convention ad Visitors Bureau

Woodburn Hall, at West Virginia University, sits atop one of the many hills in and around Morgantown. And doesn't it look at bit like Old Fraser Hall?

photo by: Gary Bedore

Kansas forward Thomas Robinson planted a tree for his mother, Lisa, in front of Wagnon Student Athlete Center, near Allen Fieldhouse. Lisa Robinson died Jan. 21 of apparent heart failure at the age of 42.