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Thursday, July 3, 2025
For college students across the United States, sexual assault on campus is always a matter of concern and at Western Carolina University, it has been on the rise in recent years. According to RAINN, the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization, among undergraduate students, 26.4% of females and 6.8% of males […]
Earlier last month, a group of disabled students at Western Carolina University got together for the first time publicly to increase awareness of their faced discrimination on campus. Members of the group introduced themselves as a part of Disabled Students United (DSU). On Dec 4, DSU members carried out their […]
Quite often we take for granted the simplest things in life. A warm house in the winter. Plenty of food in the kitchen. Laptops for school. Presents under the tree at Christmas. For most children, Christmas is a magical time of year. But for children and their families who struggle […]
The Pride of the Mountains marching band held their end-of-the-season banquet Saturday night, celebrating the culmination of two years’ worth of hard work. The first marching season since the end of serious covid restrictions left a lot of uncertainties for the band, however, they completed yet another successful year. This […]
Originally published in The Western Carolina Journalist A Siamese cat named Samson waits outside the door of the shelter. When entering, the meows of 43 cats can be heard all over the shelter, ready for their first meal of the day. Morning doses of medication, feedings, litter box cleanings, and […]
Western Carolina University has proposed an $86 annual increase for student athletic fees for the 2022-2023 school year. If the proposed fee increase is accepted, it would increase the total from $782 to $868 annually. According to WCU Athletic Director Alex Gary, the student athletic fee increase is a part […]
Over the last three academic school years, there has been a strict mask mandate at Western Carolina University. And this may have impacted our ability to communicate and build connections. According to Shelby Broberg, an Instructor of Human Communication at WCU, nonverbal communication makes up approximately 70% of how we […]
As Western Carolina University rolls into the spring semester in January of 2022, the College of Education and Allied Professions will be breaking history by being completely led by females. Dr. Kia Asberg, associate professor in psychology, will start as department head of psychology on Jan. 1. For the first […]
Originally published in The Western Carolina Journalist. “It felt like I was in a prison,” said Karey Peeler. Peeler, a senior emergency and disaster management major, was admitted to Madison on Oct. 27, 2021, along with her roommate Holly Dowell. Both were experiencing COVID-like symptoms and chose to report to the Bird […]
SPJ rang in the holidays with a bake sale to support Western Carolina’s Homebase College Ministry. On Thursday, December 2, 2021, from noon to 4 p.m. The Society of Professional Journalists put together a bake sale raising over $600 for HOMEBASE at Western Carolina. They are located on the edge […]
