Story co-produced with Kaitlyn Akers Western Carolina University is returning to mandatory campus living for first and second-year students after allowing them to live off-campus for the past few years. The university has decided to crack down on policy 96 for the 2022-23 academic year because “success rates are higher for students who stay on […]
Archives for March 2022
WCU incoming freshman and sophomores will live in latest and greatest dorms on campus
March 7, 2022 by
Western’s reboot series “Whee Should Talk” with ‘difficult conversations in a safe space’
March 3, 2022 by
Disability, mask or no mask, vaccination, political division, equality, etc. are all issues that have divided campuses and the wider society over the past two years. Having civil discussions on such topics can be challenging and difficult conversations. Western Carolina’s student government leadership is trying to provide the talking tools and practice to have such […]
WCU lifts mask mandate, students and faculty remain neutral
March 3, 2022 by
WCU, in an unexpected email, announced that it will no longer require face coverings indoors on Friday, Feb. 25, a day before the first Open House of 2022. This has brought mixed feelings from faculty and students alike. See student responses below. Director of WCU Health Services, Pam Buchanan, reiterated the feelings of the student […]
Students speak out on Western Carolina University’s Dining Services
March 3, 2022 by
Co-written/production with Tyler Harris and Graylon Turner Originally published in Spring 2022 The WCU Dining Services have not met the expectations of restaurant employees and student customers. WCU Dining had problems finding enough people to work for them since Fall 2020. Many restaurants like Steak and Shake, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Which Wich and Brown cafeteria […]
WCU’s Spring Literary Festival returns March 14
March 3, 2022 by
WCU’s 20th Spring Literary Festival returns in person on Monday, March 14, after two years of being virtual. The festival has a long tradition of bringing diverse writers to the university. It began as WCU’s Visiting Writers series, the oldest series in North Carolina. “The festival tries to bring a diverse and robust offering of the […]
Catamounts take on SoCon Basketball Tournament
March 3, 2022 by
The 2022 Ingles Southern Conference Tournament is slated to begin on Thursday, March 3 with the women’s final on Sunday, March 6 at 12 p.m. and the mens final Monday, March 7 at 7 p.m. All games will be played at the Harrah’s Cherokee Center in Asheville, NC. The lady cats tip off their first […]
