Western Carolina University hosted Disaster Lecture 2: COVID-19, Racism, and the Disasters of State Violence with guest speaker Dr. Vivian Choi, a professor at St. Olaf College. This lecture was hosted on Zoom by the Anthropology Club, Criminal Justice Club, and Degree Plus on Oct. 28, and over 20 students and staff joined the lecture. The lecture […]
Western Carolina University hosts the second Disaster Lecture in a series of lectures
November 6, 2020 by
Cawthorn wins NC-11 Congressional Race
November 4, 2020 by
Originally published in The Western Carolinian on Nov. 4, 2020. Candidate Madison Cawthorn’s (R) clash with opponent Moe Davis (D) concluded in his favor on Tuesday, Nov. 3, winning 54.52 percent of votes cast in North Carolina’s eleventh district, coming to a total of 243,898 votes, making him the youngest member of Congress. In the […]
WCJ Podcast: Money in Politics
November 2, 2020 by
Election day is hours away, and over $14 billion has been spent on this election which is a record. In North Carolina, $215 million of outside money has been spent on the U.S. Senate race between Cal Cunningham and Thom Tillis. With massive sums of money being spent on elections each year, and this year […]
Students meet with candidates on campus
November 2, 2020 by
WCU students and staff alike had the opportunity to meet with some of the local candidates running for office in 2020 this past week. The Student Democracy Coalition, as well as the Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning, hosted Democracy Day,” Oct. 28 on the Belk lawn. Local candidates for this year’s election showed […]
Almost half of Jackson County casted their ballot during early voting
November 1, 2020 by
Yesterday, Oct. 31, early voting ended in North Carolina. According to the Jackson County Board of Elections (BOE), 17,082 people voted early in Jackson County. At WCU’s University Center, 2,561 people voted by the end of the early voting period. “It’s been a good turnout,” said Lisa Lovedahl, Jackson County BOE director. “I’ve seen higher […]
What does Joe Biden’s base think of him?
November 1, 2020 by
Four years after the 2016 election, Hillary Clinton has not left the political atmosphere. Clinton felt like an all-or-nothing candidate. People either loved her for being the first woman ever to be backed by a major party during a U.S. election, or hated her for her controversial time as a career politician. It’s as though […]
