Yik-Yak, the notorious anonymous messaging app, recently returned from a four-year hiatus after being shut down in May 2017. Founded by Furman University students Tyler Droll and Brooks Buffington and initially introduced in November 2013, Yik-Yak enables users to communicate with others within a 5-mile radius. Here is the catch. […]
Opinion
Opinion: Remember the truth this holiday season
When I was growing up and went to school the week before Thanksgiving, I remember being taught that the reason why we celebrate Thanksgiving is that peaceful Native Americans saw struggling settlers and offered them a hand in learning the ways of living on this new land. As a show […]
Opinion: Protecting the true version of U.S. history
Critical race theory is rapidly disappearing from some teachers’ curriculum and the quiet ban has already swept through 27 states. It is so important to protect the teaching of critical race theory in school because without it we would be one step closer to the erasure of minorities within history. […]
Opinion: For the love of green bean casserole
When you think of Thanksgiving, what do you think of? Food, family, crafts, shopping, etc.? Well, when I think of Thanksgiving, I think of crowding into my grandparents’ house with my whole family dressed up. We normally eat Thanksgiving “linner”, late lunch, and an early dinner. We have the typical […]
Opinion: Fem in Stem
I am a math major at Western Carolina University. The concentration of my major is traditional, not data science, not actuarial, not education. People [tend to] assume that since I am a woman and a math major, I must be going into education. While there is nothing wrong with going […]
Food for Thought: Easy Thanksgiving Sides
Easy, Tart Cranberry Sauce Serves 5+ Total Time: 30~ minutes This fresh cranberry sauce has a tart, sweet bite that is perfect warm right off the stove or cooled down with leftovers. So easy you won’t miss the canned sauce! One 12 ounce Bag Fresh Cranberries One Cup White […]
This is my story, and I am sticking with it. . .
We never know which experiences will stay with us forever. One such event in my life is the first time I traveled to Cullowhee. It was the beginning of my freshman year of college, I was heading to a place I had never seen where I would spend the next […]
Op-Ed: Rural Hospitals
As COVID-19 vaccination rates in rural communities lag behind their urban counterparts, rural healthcare resources are becoming increasingly exhausted by COVID-19-related morbidity and mortality. Rural hospitals serve exceedingly important roles during the pandemic. They act as agents for the provision of vital healthcare resources to rural neighbors and families who […]
Letter to the Editor: 11/4
Dear Editor, We all know that diversity and inclusion are essential on campus. Many of us were even required to take courses on the subject at the beginning of the semester, however it seems many of our peers have dismissed what they learned in favor of harmful hate and slander. […]
Paper is NOT out of style
Two weeks ago, I was pleasantly surprised to see the Sept. 3 copy of Western Carolinian in the Friends of the Library BookStore on Sylva’s Main St. I had not seen a copy of the school newspaper in what seemed like forever and could not believe my eyes. Naturally, I […]
