Story was co-produced with Kilikena Jordan For many young adults, college is a time of growth, learning and exploration. However, for some college students, this transition into adulthood can be a time of significant change and challenge to their emotional and mental well-being. With many students beginning and ending their school year with COVID-19, this […]
World traveling college student during a pandemic
November 30, 2020 by
Traveling the world was easy, but becoming a freshman in college during a global pandemic was harder. Brenna Dunn, a 20-year-old out-of-state freshman at Western Carolina University is experiencing college in a different way than most normal freshmen have in years past. However, now she is living through a global pandemic. Before attending WCU, Dunn took […]
WCU students affected by COVID-19
November 30, 2020 by
Most students in college stress about grades and social life, however during a global pandemic, they are risking their lives to go to school. As of Nov. 23, 406 students have tested positive for COVID-19 at WCU since the start of testing on July 1 as reported by the university’ss COVID-19 Data Dashboard. However, this information […]
Election 2020: Digging into the numbers
November 12, 2020 by
by Jim Buchanan Political Analysis originally published in The Sylva Herald in Nov. 12, 2020 edition. The 2020 election in Jackson County was marked by two major trends: Increased turnout and a shift toward the Republican Party. Turnout jumped to 72.07 percent of the county’s 29,593 registered voters this year, up from 66.98 percent of the […]
Paint-a-Pumpkin to raise awareness and fundraise for REACH
November 10, 2020 by
The Students Against Sexual Assault (SASA) organization, in partnership with the social entrepreneurship class, held a paint-a-pumpkin event on Nov. 5 to spread awareness for sexual assault and raise money for the non-profit organization, REACH. In one of many sexual assault awareness events hosted by SASA since 2018, 50 students (we have originally reported 30) were […]
Sorority recruitment at WCU adapts to pandemic
November 9, 2020 by
Many organizations at WCU changed their strategies during COVID-19, and so did the members of WCU Greek society. CPC day is the main recruitment event this semester for sororities at Western Carolina, and this fall semester, they do it via zoom. The day, under normal circumstances, would look like a sorority only party in the […]
