Western Carolina University’s Men’s and Women’s Basketball game that was scheduled for Jan. 23 has been moved to Jan. 24 due to inclement weather. The Women’s basketball game has been moved to 3:30 PM on Jan. 24. The Men’s basketball game has been moved to 1 PM. The Women will be facing off against the […]
Winter storm Jonas hits Jackson County
January 22, 2016 by
Updated 11:12 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 23 Road conditions worsened overnight into Saturday morning, Jan. 23, causing hazardous conditions for drivers, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory said in a press conference. The below-freezing temperatures allowed water on the roads to re-freeze creating black ice among other hazardous conditions. In Jackson County, temperatures Saturday will not rise […]
First snowfall of the year livens up WCU campus
January 21, 2016 by
Updated: 12:15 p.m., Jan 22 Today, Jan. 22, all Western Carolina University face-to-face classes are canceled. University officials warned students not to travel on the roads due to ice in an email early this morning. The first snow of the year fell in Cullowhee Wednesday, Jan. 20, leading to snowball fights, sledding and excitement. […]
Five album releases to get excited about in 2016
January 20, 2016 by
If you don’t think 2015 was a good year for music, maybe you are deaf. Or perhaps, you pride yourself in being super underground and are therefore too enlightened to listen to Adele. In that case, you probably hated the month of December, because it was impossible to take in any medium of media without […]
Week of events celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 16, 2016 by
A Unity March around Western Carolina University’s campus will kick off a week of events to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on his day, Monday, Jan 18. The Unity March, which will begin with a presentation in the University Center Multipurpose room at 5 p.m., is a tradition that the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity […]
Sex trafficking awareness at Western Carolina University
January 14, 2016 by
Women across the United States are being tortured, abused, and degraded each day thanks to the booming industry of sex trafficking. Sex trafficking is “When people are forced or coerced into the commercial sex trade against their will, ” according to the National Human Trafficking Resource Center. What is the problem at Western Carolina University? Awareness. We […]
