Yesterday, Oct. 31, early voting ended in North Carolina. According to the Jackson County Board of Elections (BOE), 17,082 people voted early in Jackson County. At WCU’s University Center, 2,561 people voted by the end of the early voting period. “It’s been a good turnout,” said Lisa Lovedahl, Jackson County BOE director. “I’ve seen higher […]
What does Joe Biden’s base think of him?
November 1, 2020 by
Four years after the 2016 election, Hillary Clinton has not left the political atmosphere. Clinton felt like an all-or-nothing candidate. People either loved her for being the first woman ever to be backed by a major party during a U.S. election, or hated her for her controversial time as a career politician. It’s as though […]
How do Black students at WCU feel about Kamala Harris?
October 30, 2020 by
On October 25, Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden sat down for an interview with the popular CBS broadcast 60 Minutes. During the interview, Biden acknowledged that, if elected, he would be the oldest president the nation has ever had (at 78 years old). However, he claimed to have complete faith in the ability of his […]
Elections 2020: NC Senate District 50 candidates
September 16, 2020 by
As election day comes upon us, it’s crunch time for voters to decide who they want to represent them. Voters need to know who aligns more with their standards and look past the soundbites they hear from news outlets, social media and attack ads. Candidate profiles are vital to voters when making crucial decisions in local, […]
CAPS, REACH, or the Police: What to do in a domestic violence situation
April 24, 2020 by
It was a situation out of nearly every woman’s nightmares. On a Saturday morning, in mid-October of 2019, a female Western Carolina student (whom we will call “Anne” for privacy reasons) broke up with her boyfriend. His response spiraled into something that would cause panic throughout her entire household. The boyfriend had slept over at Anne’s apartment and […]
Five ways to stay productive in quarantine
April 16, 2020 by
As of April 7; 42 states, Guam, Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico have issued stay-at-home orders requiring that all residents stay at home except when they need to buy essential items, such as groceries or medicine. As a result, 95% of the American population (or about 306 million people) are in quarantine. According to medical […]
