Western Carolina University’s homecoming king and queen were on Saturday, Oct. 9. Most of the activities during Homecoming 2021 were canceled because of bad weather. The home football game against Mercer and the ceremony of announcing the king and queen happened to the delight of over 11,000 eager fans. Homecoming is for anyone associated with […]
Archives for October 2021
WCU parking disrupted by increase of students and construction
October 8, 2021 by
Article was originally published on Sept. 23, 2021 on The Western Carolinian. Parking on campus has been a heated topic for many Western Carolina University students, especially after their first day of class led to a full parking lot and no place to go. “The first day of classes I missed my 9 a.m. class […]
Refusal to wear a mask comes with consequences
October 8, 2021 by
Article originally published Oct. 7, 2021 in The Western Carolinian. It is no surprise that face masks have become mandatory at Western Carolina University, but did you know that students can get fined for not wearing their face masks? In the WCU Code of Student Conduct, it has been added to the list of items […]
WCU students solving hunger one onigiri at a time
October 7, 2021 by
Students helped feed hungry children by making paper onigiri and posting a picture of it to social media for Onigiri Action on Tuesday, Oct. 5. For every post using the hashtag #OnigiriAction, the nonprofit organization, Table for Two, will donate five meals to children in need. The photos can contain real and edible onigiri and […]
WCU Turning Point USA meeting leads to sit-in style protest
October 7, 2021 by
Western Carolina University’s chapter of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) discussed and criticized critical race theory, while many other WCU students protested in and outside of the UC Raleigh room on Sept. 20. From the total of 50 seats available in the room about half were taken up by protesters and 12 more were outside the […]
Catamounts suffer rare home-opening loss to Mercer, 3-1
October 4, 2021 by
Following a lengthy five-week road trip, the Western Carolina University volleyball team was back in action at the Ramsey Center on Oct. 1, against Southern Conference rival, Mercer. For the Catamounts, coaches and players were elated to return home, after traveling as far as Phoenix for their season-opening tournaments. Their match against Mercer would also […]
