Leaky ceilings, damaged furniture and a lack of air conditioning are only a few problems plaguing WCU’s Scott Hall and Walker Hall. Constructed in 1969, Scott is a nine-story building, while Walker was constructed in 1972 and clocks in just a bit shorter at seven stories. Scott houses about 739 students and Walker has 373. […]
New dorm is opening in Fall 2019
May 6, 2019 by
Co-written/produced with Tyler Davis. Western Carolina University’s newest dorm, Levern Hamlin Allen Hall, is almost finished. The new residence hall is projected to be completed and have its first tenants in the fall of 2019. The Levern Hamlin Allen Hall is between Judaculla and Brown. In the summer of 1957, Levern Allen was the first African-American student […]
WCU might add composting to its sustainability efforts
May 6, 2019 by
Story is co-written with Cami Couch Western Carolina University’s (WCU) Sustainability Energy Initiative (SEI) is trying to establish composting as a permanent installment on campus. Composting is the natural process of breaking down organic waste into rich soil. It helps reduce methane emissions, lower one’s carbon footprint, reduce the need for chemical fertilizers and encourages the production […]
WCU increased its recycling 70% since 2016
May 6, 2019 by
Jeff White, recycling coordinator at WCU tells the story of a single water bottle that’s washed away in roadside ditch and it ends up in the Tuckasegee river. From the Tuckasegee river, it floats through the Fontana Dam and into the Tennessee river. The water bottle makes its way to the Mississippi river and is […]
As Western grows so does sustainability efforts
May 6, 2019 by
Co-written with Hallie West Much has changed at Western Carolina University since its inception in 1889, such as the number of students, curriculum, class sizes and more. Not surprisingly, the growth in the student body over the many years has called for an increase in construction, vehicles on campus, and most importantly, people. Inevitably, as […]
Francisco Ramos brings comedy to SL-SLC and WCU
April 14, 2019 by
Comedian Francisco Ramos brought a hilarious stand-up routine to WCU as a part of the Southeastern Latinx Student Leadership Conference. A crowd of around 150 people gathered in front of the stage at A.K. Hinds University Center to hear Ramos Ramos regaled the crowd with jokes and comedic stories from his own life, talking about […]
