Western Carolina University boasts the highest collegiate rock wall in the state at 50 ft high. Base Camp Cullowhee hosts a climbing competition every year where students can win a t-shirt. This year’s competition was held in November over two evenings. About 20 people competed each night. Beside special events, the rock wall is open […]
WCU advances in DNA Sequencing
January 16, 2016 by
If you go to the bottom of the main stairs in Stillwell and take a right as you come out of the staircase, you will find yourself standing in front of the DNA Sequencing Lab. If you walk through the threshold of the lab and look to your left, the GS Junior System will be […]
WCU receives grant for two-semester biology course
January 15, 2016 by
Story co-written with Alexandra McQueen Freshman and transfer students eagerly waited to take Biology 493- Phage Hunters with Dr.Wallen and Dr. Gainey after hearing about it at freshman orientation. “Nothing builds confidence more than being able to just do something,” said Dr. Maria Gainey. And that is what their students do. The class is designed around […]
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 […]
Is WCU really top adventure school?
January 12, 2016 by
Story co-written with Billy Simpson. For the past two years Western Carolina University has been named the top adventure school in the Southeast by the Blue Ridge Outdoor Magazine. The winner was decided through an online poll and whoever received the most votes won. Other schools WCU competed against included Virginia Tech, Brevard College, The University […]
Defining and improving the “Total Student Experience”
December 21, 2015 by
Multimedia project created with David Johnson. Does the “total student experience” consist of having fun stuff to do on the weekends? Is it living in a college environment that provides extracurricular activities that pertain to student interests? Is it simply just receiving all the tools students need to graduate? Western Carolina University’s faculty and staff […]
