Many had questions on the status of some of the plans being put into action at WCU, so a university wide forum was held to sort some things out. Chancellor, Dr. David Belcher, the Provost, Dr. Alison Morrison-Shetlar, and Vice Chancellors, Dr. Tim Metz and Michael Byers were at a forum on April 27 in the University Center […]
WCU faculty not receiving equal pay
April 2, 2015 by
For years, women around the world have actively participated in a battle for equal rights and treatment in professional settings. Women have been doing the same amount of work, sometime more, as men yet they still receive less pay. This issue has been noted and demonstrated in many large cities, but it was a surprise […]
Gamers unite for annual Tournament
March 1, 2015 by
Gamers, gamers, and more gamers! Western Carolina University video game enthusiasts gathered together for the annual Gaming Tournament. On Saturday, Feb. 28, the University Center was filled with game consoles, television monitors, and gamers gathering to compete for prizes and bragging rights for being the best gamer at Western Carolina University. This Gaming Tournament is the doing of […]
Asheville Outlet seeks employees, but will students be interested?
February 16, 2015 by
It doesn’t matter if it is online or an hour away students will do it. Every student loves shopping, however, do they love making the money to shop? Well, there will be plenty of opportunities coming to the Asheville area with the opening on the Asheville Outlet. The general manager of the nearly completed outlet mall, Sharon Morgan says […]
Students should see “Selma”
February 6, 2015 by
Currently in theaters is the exhilarating film that depicts one of the many movements and acts involved in the fight for suffrage and equality. The story covers the three-month period in 1965 when Martin Luther King, Jr. traveled to Selma, Alabama. The purpose of the 54 mile march from Selma to Montgomery was to protest […]
WCU students protest police brutality
December 6, 2014 by
Students at Western Carolina University gathered on Friday, Dec. 5, at the fountain to protest the lives lost by police brutality in America and the unfair treatment of African Americans in the United States legal system. Students gathered at noon to participate in a form of peaceful protest known as a “die-in.” Recent victims of […]
