Western Carolina University has not only been rated as one of the top environmentally responsible schools, but are also continuously working to make changes in reducing energy consumption on and off campus. The Princeton Review has rated WCU as one of the top environmentally responsible colleges for the sixth consecutive year in North America. Click […]
Southeast wildfires consume thoughts of WNC residents
December 7, 2016 by
Major drought and dry weather reaching across the southeast has made is easy for wildfires to start. According to the US Forest Service, 59 out of the 61 wildfires were located in the southeast during November. There are currently no active wildfires in Western North Carolina, according to the West Macon Volunteer Fire Department. The […]
Joanna Woodson: Your voice matters, dammit
December 6, 2016 by
It wasn’t until three weeks after the election that the Jackson County Board of Elections finally sat down for canvassing day. Until this year I wasn’t aware that canvassing day–a time after the election board members go one by one through questionable provisional ballots and determine which ones will count–existed. To me, provisional ballots existed […]
Free HIV/AIDS testing at WCU in honor of World AIDS Day
December 5, 2016 by
Western North Carolina AIDS Project (WNCAP) administered free HIV/AIDS testing at Western Carolina University on Monday, Nov. 28. The event took place in honor of World AIDS Day, Dec.1. A total of 25 students and two faculty and staff took advantage of the opportunity before the tests ran out. Prevention specialist with WNCAP, Tracey Childers, said […]
College Night at Dillsboro Lights and Luminaries
December 4, 2016 by
The 33rd annual Dillsboro Lights and Luminaries kicked off with College night, and students and citizens of Jackson County came out to support the event. WCU and Dillsboro merchants partnered up to pull off this event. The director of the Dillsboro Lights and Luminaries is David R. Marker, owner of Monkey Toes, and according to him, […]
The Power of Zero: WCU participates in World AIDS Day
November 30, 2016 by
Students from Western Carolina University’s Catamount Communications have partnered with The Western North Carolina AIDS Project (WNCAP) to promote HIV/AIDS awareness in anticipation of World AIDS Day, Thursday, Dec. 1. Kicking of the week of events, the Western North Carolina AIDS Project provided free HIV Testing on the WCU campus on Monday, Nov. 28. HIV […]
