Story co-written with Nicole Ellison. Story was originally published in The Sylva Herald on Feb. 20, 2020 Western Carolina University’s steam plant upgrade finds itself in hot water, thanks to the budget impasse in Raleigh. The steam plant is running on long-outdated equipment, with the youngest permanent boiler being 43 years old, officials say. The boilers’ […]
WCU student leader David Benoit campaigned in Iowa for Sen. Elizabeth Warren
February 19, 2020 by
As the primaries rage on and the Democratic presidential candidates continue to rally and campaign for voters, one student heavily involved in civic engagement has decided to help. On campus, David Benoit served on the Student Government Association (SGA) as a senator and currently holds a position in the executive board as the Association of […]
WCU students on the 2020 Election
February 3, 2020 by
Story co-reported with Jessica Posa. Voting season is notorious for evoking strong public opinions, and twenty randomly selected Western Carolina University students proved no differently. Student responses were generally vague when asked what the 2020 elections meant to them. “To be honest not much, but I know that I should care,” WCU sophomore, Bryce Mitchell, […]
WCU Unity March starts weeklong celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.
January 21, 2020 by
The WCU week of celebration for the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. kicked off Monday, Jan. 21 with the Unity March. The march, which is organized annually at WCU by the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, began at 11:30 a.m. outside at the Catafount after a few introductory speakers inside the University Center […]
WCU students speak at Women’s March in Sylva
January 19, 2020 by
As the 2020 presidential elections loom 10 months away, political tensions can be felt across the country. Even in small town America, citizens are discussing the issues that matter most to them from women’s rights, to voter ID regulations, to healthcare, among other issues – and that certainly was the case in Sylva on Saturday […]
Students react to the impeachment results
December 5, 2019 by
This story was co-reported by Nate Hadley. SGA president, David Rhode, was not removed from office by a one vote majority of senators voting to keep him in (17 to 16), but the students are not happy. In the eyes of many present at the hearing and watching online, Rhode admitted to committing a crime […]
