This story was co-reported by Nate Hadley. As the reporting of election results has come to a close, Joe Biden has been named the 46th President-Elect of the United States. With President Trump having yet to concede, many politically active student organizations on WCU’s campus have their own views regarding […]
This year, the fourth annual Interdisciplinary Innovations Conference held by Western Carolina University was carried out in a different yet unique way. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, those who submitted proposals to this year’s theme of interdisciplinary conversations on water had to do so virtually, and those that […]
On Nov. 19, Jeremy Jones, Spring Literary Festival Director and English Professor at Western Carolina University, had a virtual chat with award-winning authors, Kiese Laymon, a writer from Jackson Mississipi whose memoir, “Heavy” won the 2019 Andrew Carnegie Medal for excellence in nonfiction, along with several other honors and Crystal […]
Possibly the most important thought on the minds of students at Western Carolina University at the moment, is the transition from face-to-face to online classes, scheduled to happen on Nov. 23. The second most important thought on the minds of students being going home for the holidays, and the game […]
Finals week is always stressful, but it is sure to be even worse this time around with COVID-19 refusing to leave us alone. It is extremely important to take care of your mental health during this time so let’s talk about how to do that! Ashley Virella, an intern at […]
Innovation Brewing opened up a new taproom last Friday under Noble Residence Hall on Western Carolina University’s campus. Nicole Owens, co-owner of Innovation Brewing, hopes that this new location will help the business to connect with the culture on campus. “We have always been very involved in our local community, […]
The Faculty Senate passed a resolution in response to a Student Senate resolution adopting a pass/fail grading system for Fall 2020. Their resolution reads, “(A) WHEREAS The Covid-19 has prolonged the strain on Faculty, Staff, and Student performance. (B) WHEREAS, the SGA has presented a resolution requesting that the Satisfactory […]
Recently, Western Carolina University’s SGA and Out of the Darkness, a campus organization dedicated to suicide awareness and prevention partnered together with Dana Cea, a mental health and suicide prevention advocate from Eastern Carolina University to bring a Whee Talk on Mental Health to students via Zoom. The Whee Talk […]
Recently, WCU SGA hosted an open Zoom forum, also streamed on Facebook, that covered several updates on tuition and fees for students. Participants to the zoom call were: Sam Miller, Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs and a co-chair of WCU’s Tuition and Fees Committee; Donna Reynolds, Executive Assistant of Student […]
A week after elections have taken place, the Student Democracy Coalition has held a reflection for students, faculty, staff, and community members to join and discuss their thoughts. Dr. Lane Perry began by explaining our agenda and saying that it was a place where people needed to be non-partisan where […]