Diversity and inclusion are important issues that campuses often put aside. While Western Carolina University lacks diversity in more than race, racial issues are prominent and time-consuming to solve. WCU’s Joint Task Force on Racism studied the issue of race after several incidents in 2016, such as when racist comments were made from Scott Hall during the […]
Student appreciation week opens with Cat Bash
April 24, 2019 by
Annual student appreciation week is here and it is time to celebrate the students of Western Carolina University. Student appreciation week is from April 22 to April 28 and full of free activities for students as a thank you for being a student at WCU. Cat Bash is one of the main events located the UC Lawn. It […]
Hunter Library the most busy place on campus in the finals week
April 21, 2019 by
With what most students call hell week here and finals, Hunter Library is open 24 hours in the next 5 days. During 24/5, many students come to camp out all day and overnight in the library to finish assignments and study for final exams. While finishing up the semester in the library, many students bring […]
Get ready for the annual Tuck River Cleanup
April 10, 2019 by
The tradition just keeps flowing on as one of the nation’s largest annual single-day river cleanup of the is back in Cullowhee on Saturday, April 13. For the 35-th year, volunteers are ready to take on this adventure. The clean-up covers 20 miles of the Tuckasegee River starting in entry points at Cullowhee Dam, Dillsboro […]
PIKE’s returns to WCU’s campus
April 9, 2019 by
The story was co-written with Mary McCay After being absent from campus for 5 years, the Zeta Xi chapter Pi Kappa Alpha, known as PIKE, is returning to Western Carolina University’s campus. After being suspended for hazing accusations in 2015, the new 2019 “colony” of the Zeta Xi chapter of PIKE is coming back with […]
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid in Western North Carolina
February 10, 2019 by
The story was originally published in The Sylva Herald on Feb. 7, 2018. A new front in the war against a destructive black and brown insect, the hemlock woolly adelgid, has been opened by Western Carolina University. Research focused in Jackson and Macon counties started last fall, led by Peter Bates and Angela Mech from […]
