The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians have been on this land for much longer than Western Carolina University. This is something that the WCU Cherokee Center and Native American Student Organization wanted to make very clear on Nov. 15 as they marched around campus for the Rock Your Mocks walk. “Rock Your Mocks is significant […]
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Indigenous students and community members “rock their mocks” to bring awareness
November 16, 2021 by Madelyn Ricket
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WCU alum returns to head important athletics position
November 16, 2021 by John Moore
In November 2020, Tyler Pope was self-employed and producing a sports podcast with two of his friends from his undergraduate and graduate years. A year removed, he holds one of the most important positions in the Western Carolina University Athletic Department. Pope, a native of Burlington, N.C., was hired in September 2021. A WCU graduate […]
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