WCU students see human rights the most important issue in this elections

Story co-written with Nicole Ellison and Nate Hadley In late August, WCJ surveyed around 40 WCU students on their views surrounding the 2020 Presidential Election, where it was found that human rights is the most pressing issue facing them today. WCJ interviewed select students to dive deeper into what human rights issue matters the most […]

Google Trends: Final Presidential Debate

Originally published in The Western Carolinian on Oct. 27, 2020. The final presidential debate of 2020 posed a substantial contrast from its predecessor and caused viewers to perform additional research once it concluded. Over the course of the evening, the trending topics varied, but Google Trends highlighted the main issues as unemployment, wages, and health care. […]

WCU students voice their opinions on 2020 election

Originally published in The Western Carolinian on Oct. 7, 2020. Western Carolina University students are gearing up for voting in 2020. They care for human rights, the environment, the economy and removing Trump. In late August, WCJ surveyed around 40 WCU students on their views on the 2020 Presidential Election – will they vote, what […]

Election security in 2020

Originally published in The Western Carolinian on Oct. 6, 2020. With the alleged Russian interference in the 2016 United States presidential election, people are concerned more than ever about North Carolina’s election security in 2020. Jackson County Board of Elections Director Lisa Lovedahl relieves these worries. “As far as security, we use the North Carolina […]

The advancement of voting machines in America

Originally published in The Western Carolinian on Sept. 30, 2020. With the 2020 election soon upon us, some people are already filling out their absentee ballot or simply waiting until election day. What most people don’t know is the progress that these voting machines have made over the years. The first lever-operated voting machine was created […]

Debate fact-check: Cawthorn vs. Davis

Originally published in The Western Carolinian on Sept. 30, 2020. On Wednesday, Sept. 9, the third round of debating commenced for the NC-11 Congressional seat featuring Republican Madison Cawthorn and Democrat Moe Davis. They discussed issues affecting the district and how they go about solving them. The debate occurred at Southwestern Community College in the […]