Story co-reported with Samantha Lughart. Although America is often seen as bipartisan, other parties attempt to chisel away at the image of a two-party system, such as the Libertarian Party. The Libertarian Party of North Carolina has existed since 1976, with 28,000 people registered as Libertarian in the state. With a platform built on freedom, party […]
Archives for March 2, 2020
Elections 2020: Republican party and candidates for primary
March 2, 2020 by
This story was co-written with Cameron Huffman, Kaitlyn Brown, Jonah Weston Republican Party Primaries Election day is rapidly approaching Jackson County. Before filling out a ballot, voters must become educated on the candidates running for office. Voters should know what their candidates stand for, what are their moral values and even their background information like where they […]
“Hamlet” gets a technological revamp in upcoming WCU performance
March 2, 2020 by
William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” has been performed for over 400 years, but never quite like this. Western Carolina University’s School of Stage and Screen will be taking the stage to perform a revamped version of “Hamlet” from Wednesday, March 4, to Saturday, March 7, in the Bardo Arts Center Josephina Niggli Studio Theatre. Performances on March […]
Election 2020: Super Tuesday
March 2, 2020 by
Super Tuesday, March 3, is the biggest day of the primary campaign and crucial for the Democratic presidential candidates. Fourteen states from Virginia to California, Tennessee to Texas, as well as North Carolina are up for grabs. These states have significant black, Latino and Asian populations that can be an important factor in who will get […]
Pam Duncan: WCU leader of the learners
March 2, 2020 by
While many professors at WCU see their role in the classroom as more of an authoritative one, Pam Duncan, author and Associate Professor in the English Department at WCU, sees her role in the creative writing classroom differently. “In the writing classroom, I don’t feel qualified to tell anybody how to be a writer,” Duncan […]
