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 […]
North Carolina’s Supreme Court justices speak and inspire WCU students
March 30, 2015 by
The NC Supreme Court will be 200 years old in three years and Western Carolina University had the honor of hosting a forum with three of the seven women who have ever served on the state’s Supreme Court. Justices Robin Hudson, Barbara Jackson and Cheri Beasley spent the Saturday March 28, touring the campus and talking […]
Local veteran programs make their mark on WNC
March 27, 2015 by
Western Carolina University was recently designated a “top school” in the Military Advanced Education 2015 Guide to Colleges & Universities. It’s no wonder why the university grabbed that distinction with people like Tom Baker from the Vet to Vet program. Baker, a chief organizer of the Vet to Vet program, has been interviewing with local […]
A lesson for a safe spring break
March 19, 2015 by
“Have you ever driven a car drunk?” “Have you ever been the passenger in a car with someone who was driving drunk?” “Have you ever killed your three best friends in a car wreck?” These were some of the beginning questions that Mark Sterner asked the 450 students who were in attendance to hear him […]
WCU plans to give Brown a new look
March 18, 2015 by
Western Carolina University has big plans for the Brown Building. It will be the new food services and dining facility that will also house some residential living administration, include an outdoor fire pit and indoor fireplace and student support activities. WCU administrators are hoping the building to be open for use in spring 2017, but it is a expensive […]
Living with autism
March 6, 2015 by
There are so many traits that make up an individual, some more visible than others. From the outside anyone can see a person’s eye color, skin color, hair length, etc. What cannot be seen is what is inside, and sometimes it is what is inside that truly makes up who a person is. Elliot Jacques […]
