We are pleased to introduce Cherokee language mini lessons to The Western Carolinian! Western Carolina University sits on land that once belonged to the Cherokee people and was called Tali Tsisgwayahi, meaning Two Sparrows Town. In 2019, the Cherokee people declared a state of emergency for the language, as the […]
Cherokee lessons
Chancellor Brown answers student questions
The Western Carolinian polled students to find out what questions they would ask Chancellor Brown. The Carolinian then asked Chancellor Brown your questions. Here are her responses. Diversity, Student Voices What steps are you taking to ensure that minority students and students from marginalized communities are heard and protected? This […]
Meet our Cartoonist: Tori Melvin
Letter from the Editor: December 9, 2021
As the semester comes to an end, I want to reminisce about the past couple of months. We have published five editions of this newspaper, working extremely hard to cover topics that affect the members of this community. Our designer, Nathaniel Diaz, completely revamped our outdated design and created a […]
Letter from the Editor: Dec. 9, 2021
As the semester comes to an end, I want to reminisce about the past couple of months. We have published five editions of this newspaper, working extremely hard to cover topics that affect the members of this community. Our designer, Nathaniel Diaz, completely revamped our outdated design and created a […]
Happy Thanksgiving!
Letter from the editor: Nov. 18
As the holiday season approaches, it is necessary that we all take a step back from our busy lives to appreciate the privileges that we have. Sometimes it can be difficult to see the good within our lives when everything is so hectic and dim. I frequently struggle to find […]
Happy Halloween!
Letter from the Editor: Oct. 7
Over the last week, I have received an outpouring of positive comments about this publication returning to print—a general feeling of optimism and hope for a healthy future in the press. Not only were readers excited to see that this university has a printed publication, but they were relieved to […]
Letter from the Editor: Sept. 23
Student-led publications are being killed off by the very administrations that fund them. This is an uncomfortable opinion that I have developed during the last five weeks of my time as editor-in-chief. Of course, I had my suspicions long before now due to the frequent barriers put in place to […]
