WCU leadership made a decision late on Oct. 3 to not go back to classes next week and go straight to fall break until Oct. 21. Provost Richard Starnes in an interview with WCU student-run radio station WWCU said that this decision was done to provide time for students, faculty and staff and the community […]
WCU Student Emergency Fund
October 4, 2024 by
Western Carolina University has a student emergency fund to assist during times of crisis. “If a student is in need of emergency financial support, they can apply for assistance at dos.wcu.edu. Each request will be reviewed individually, and we encourage students to submit applications reflecting their specific level of need so we can assess and […]
Update on the aftermath of Hurricane Helene for Oct. 3
October 3, 2024 by
The report provided with cooperation with WWCU 93.5 FMThe death toll from Helene continues to rise. There are around 200 confirmed death and half of those are in Western North Carolina. Majority are in Buncombe County but there are deaths recorded in Henderson, Macon, Avery. The death toll is expected to rise as emergency crews […]
Weather cancels Mountain Heritage Day celebration
September 28, 2024 by
Hurricane Helene forced WCU to cancel the 50th anniversary of Mountain Heritage Day due to anticipated dangerous and high-water levels in the region. Classes at WCU have also been cancelled for Thursday and Friday. The following week of classes up until Friday, Oct. 4 have been cancelled as well. “The unique and dangerous levels of […]
WCU Women’s basketball head coach ready for the season
September 26, 2024 by
Women’s basketball head coach, Jonathon Tsipis, has made a positive impact on the team since joining WCU in April. The WCU Athletic Department and WCU Board of Trustees announced the new head coach role on April 5. Tsipis becomes the 14th different women’s basketball head coach in Western Carolina history. Tsipis is enjoying getting to […]
Amanda Allen: From aspiring journalist to elections director
September 24, 2024 by
(Story was corrected on Oct. 7 we had unintentional mistake instead of district we had county in the paragraph on county commissioner candidate Jenny Lynn Hooper.)There are a lot of moving parts in an election. There is the ordering of the ballots, the staffing of the polls and overall ensuring the Board of Elections office […]
