For Hickory native Ali Hale, being named Western Carolina University’s Homecoming Queen in the October game against The Citadel was just another part of her normal college experience. Hale is a member of the University Participant (UP) Program – a two-year, residential living and learning experience that strives to offer those with intellectual disabilities just […]
WCU “Greek” Village is no more
February 4, 2015 by
This story was edited for clarification on Feb. 6. Whoa, whoa, whoa, don’t freak out too much. When I say the Greek Village is no more, I’m just saying that the “greek” factor isn’t a part of the equation anymore. The Village is a collection of houses on campus that in the past have been […]
WCU community rallies for successful graduation ceremony
December 13, 2014 by
Thousands of families piled into Western Carolina University on Saturday, Dec. 13, for the fall graduation ceremony that didn’t go quite as planned. As the clock struck 1 p.m., attendants in the Liston B. Ramsey center were not greeted with a warm welcome to the ceremony, but with instruction to evacuate the building. Chancellor David […]
The label ‘fat girl’
November 19, 2014 by
“You’re horrible!!!” “How could you say those things to a human being?” Sasha Mignoli yelled as she stood by a group of boys sitting outside the Dining Hall. A small crowd of witnesses could tell that something has set the 5’7″, 186 pound sophomore off. “It’s because of ignorant people like you that others struggle […]
The passion of a nurse
November 18, 2014 by
Babies, babies, and more babies! For 25 years it has only been babies, and for Angela Neal, that has not been a problem. Neal serves as a Registered Nurse in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, also known as the NICU by many of the current staff at Novant Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte, N.C. Neal was […]
The history and mysteries of Moore
November 17, 2014 by
“This beautiful, imposing and indestructible building should be made a monument to… public service.” The Cullowhee Yodel, July 1924. Haunted, old, useless and quiet are words that come to mind as you walk passed the Moore building on Western Carolina University upper campus. Students, unaware of the historical moments that once took place there, […]
