Welcome back catamounts! We hope you had a great summer, we certainly did. Over the summer, we’ve kept busy finding ways to keep improving The Western Carolinian for you! As you may know, last year we set up our new distribution boxes in front of Ingles in Sylva, Mountain Laurel […]
Opinion
Opinion: How to develop healthy voter habits
From Vol. 90, Ed. 08 May 2, 2024 Politics are messy – that is the name of the game. Educating oneself on how the government functions and which offices do what can negate the messiness of politics. The election process is complicated, and many names get thrown around. This can […]
Opinion: A farewell to four years
From Vol. 90, Ed. 08 May 2, 2024 It’s amazing how quickly four years can vanish. It seems like just yesterday I was crying in the bathroom after moving in freshman year. In that moment, all I could remember thinking to myself was “why am I crying?” Today, as I […]
Opinion – Voters should pay more attention to congressional elections
Every four years the American public loses their minds over the presidential election. The media covers the candidate’s every move and debates the topics they base their campaign on. It happens like clockwork. But there are dozens of positions up for grabs alongside the Oval Office that rarely receive any […]
Opinion: Itty Bitty Uniform Committee: Why female athletes need better uniforms
If I had to count on my fingers how many women’s sports uniforms were appropriate, comfortable, and modest, I’d be making a fist, because I haven’t seen one yet. I speak from personal experience because I have played several sports throughout my life that had a drastic difference between uniforms […]
Opinion: A reflection on four years
I’m set to graduate in May, and I don’t know what is coming next. Anybody else in similar shoes? Anybody else desperately want to leave and desperately want to stay at the same time? I’m feeling sentimental some these days as I cling to my college memories and try to […]
Opinion: Why transgender athletes should be able to play girls/women’s sports
The following is an opinion piece submitted by a student of WCU. On April 5, 2023, Kansas overrode Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto which she has instated on a bill three years in a row, passing a bill banning transgender females from participating in girls’ and women’s sports from kindergarten to college. […]
The essential steps for avoiding binge drinking during March Madness
The following is an opinion piece submitted by a professional in the healthcare field. About the author: Nickolaus Hayes is a healthcare professional in the field of substance abuse and addiction recovery. He strives to provide current, up-to-date facts about drug and alcohol abuse to his readers. His primary focus […]
Student journalists fight for communication with their university – opinion
I am a student journalist who is the editor-in-chief of a student digital media platform called the Western Carolina Journalist and a staff writer for the Western Carolinian. I have been in these positions for over a year now but since the beginning of my student journalist career, I have […]
Opinion: WCU’s Guy Problem
Today, if you visit almost any college campus, you might notice a curious gender imbalance: about six women attend for every four men, making it the largest gender gap in higher education history. This phenomenon reveals a shift in attitude among men as they disengage from education, the economy, and […]
