Early voting is a way to ensure that no matter your personal schedule, you have a chance to have your voice be heard. Early voting not only provides a higher accessibility to vote but also allows you opportunities that you would not have on Election Day. Story co-produced with Malachi Lannon
Archives for October 2026
Election season is upon us as people head to the polls to cast their votes in the 2026 Midterms
October 30, 2026 by
WCU students highlighted the cost of living, environmental issues, and voting for candidates who are dedicated to the issues they are voting on. Story co-produced with Lily Liszka.
The voting process: How students feel about it all
October 30, 2026 by
It’s election season, and we are in the midst of early voting. Reporters Ashley Lind and Stella Chumney tell us how this year more students are voting than ever. They touch on how students voted whether that be mail-in, going home, or at HHS, the health and human sciences building on campus aswell as the […]
What is important to Sylva residents this election cycle?
October 30, 2026 by
Voting season is in full swing, and with it reporters Hannah McGonagle and Ella Borsum find what issues are on the minds of Sylva residents of Jackson County. Early voting will come to a close Oct 31. in Jackson county there are early voting sites at Western Carolina Universities Health and Human sciences building, the […]
Whee Life: Elections, voting and ghosts
October 30, 2026 by
Casting your ballot during the Halloween season does not have to be scary. This week, we’re covering the early voting in Jackson County, what the numbers tell us about voter turnout and what you need to know before election day. Early voting ends Oct. 31 at 3 pm. The second half of this episode we […]
Catamounts go 2-0 in exhibitions, turn attention to Chapel Hill
October 29, 2026 by
A roster that is largely brand new passed its first two tests. Western Carolina men’s basketball beat Appalachian State 83-76 in Boone on Oct. 20, then routed USC Upstate 95-65 at the Ramsey Center on Oct. 26, finishing the preseason unbeaten ahead of Monday’s regular-season opener at North Carolina. The Catamounts opened the preseason Oct. […]
