Story originally published in The Western Carolinian Western Carolina University’s Sexuality and Gender Alliance (SAGA) held their annual pride celebration Sunday, April 16 in the University Center following inclement weather. The celebration involved multiple vendors local to the Sylva and Asheville area and clubs at WCU that provide safe spaces, children’s story hour, adult story […]
Reducing the political divide in Jackson County
On Saturday, March 18, from 10 a.m to noon, Braver Angels, an organization dedicated to decreasing the political divide between citizens, will be holding its first event “Speaking with the ‘enemy’ – Healthy conversations across the political divide” in the UC Multi-purpose room. Palin Berkana-Wycoff, the senior associate director for Student Activities at Western Carolina […]
Tunnel of Oppression: An experience of maltreatment in society
Since 2016, Western Carolina has presented the Tunnel of Oppression yearly. Tunnel of Oppression is an interactive presentation to raise awareness and explore different types of oppression. The Tunnel of Oppression, hosted by Intercultural Affairs (ICA), presented four different topics of oppression: COVID-19 isolation, reentry (the transition from incarceration to society), toxic masculinity and LGBTQ+ […]