In an email interview with WCJ, District 119 NC House candidate Mike Clampitt said that he would prefer that WCU students not vote in this district. Clampitt believes that most students should, in fact, vote where their parents live. According to Cory Vaillancourt, a reporter from Smoky Mountain News, Clampitt had advocated for a bill, after he […]
Archives for October 2020
GOP candidate for District 119, Mike Clampitt wants students not to vote on campus
October 27, 2020 by
WCU moves on with moderated open house
October 26, 2020 by
Even the rain did not scare future WCU students and their families away from attending Western’s first open house of the semester. This year’s WCU open house on Oct. 24 looked much different due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was entirely outdoors. Open houses occur twice a semester at Western and are a way for prospective students to learn […]
Early voting at WCU is off to a good start
October 21, 2020 by
On Thursday, Oct. 15, early voting opened up across the state of North Carolina. In Jackson County, over 4,000 votes have been cast at the county’s five polling locations, as of Oct. 19, according to BPR. At the time of publishing, approximately 900 votes have been cast at the Cullowhee location on WCU’s campus. Poll workers at […]
COVID-19 cases see new jump across Jackson County
October 15, 2020 by
By Dave Russell Story published in The Sylva Herald in Oct. 15 edition. Western Carolina University reported 30 new cases of COVID-19 over the last week. The bump contributed to a 7.6 % increase in Jackson County from last week. The county currently has 66 people isolating due to COVID-19 infection. That’s up from 50 […]
CPP: 11,000 incorrect voter registration forms sent to potential NC voters
October 8, 2020 by
Carolina Public Press published the story by Jordan Wilkie on Oct. 7 For at least the second time this year, advocacy groups trying to get more North Carolinians to vote sent invalid information to voters. On Tuesday morning, the N.C. State Board of Elections announced that a vendor mailed voter registration applications with “incorrect name, […]
WCU students voice their opinions on 2020 election
October 7, 2020 by
Originally published in The Western Carolinian on Oct. 7, 2020. Western Carolina University students are gearing up for voting in 2020. They care for human rights, the environment, the economy and removing Trump. In late August, WCJ surveyed around 40 WCU students on their views on the 2020 Presidential Election – will they vote, what […]
