WCU students are excited for the upcoming spring break next week, March 3 to 10. For some, this week long break is a great time to go home and relax with their families and for others it is the perfect time to travel. This break will allow everyone to catch up on their sleep and […]
Whee Matter forum to prompt administrative improvements at WCU
February 23, 2018 by
Race and diversity forum “Whee Matter” was used for students to voice their opinion and for administration to take action. WCU’s Intercultural Affairs, led by student leaders Antonio Oakley and Tenae Turner, with help from the students in attendance, raised some expectations from the upper administration to better promote diversity and inclusion for minorities on campus. The […]
Net Neutrality impacts you
February 23, 2018 by
When on the internet, you expect to have access to whatever website you want with generally fast speeds. What you are expecting is Net Neutrality. Net Neutrality essentially sustains an open internet. However, Thomas Hazlett, a professor of economics at Clemson University, disagrees. Hazlett described how Net Neutrality stifles competition and innovation in the marketplace during […]
Nantahala joins Sylva’s craft beer scene
February 21, 2018 by
Originally published in The Sylva Herald by Gavin Stewart. Jackson County residents were abuzz on Facebook after finding out the brewery that makes some of their favorite beers, such as Dirty Girl Blonde and Bryson City Brown, plans to open a taproom and brewery in downtown Sylva this year. Joe Rowland, owner of Nantahala Brewing […]
Student Government Association looking to increase turnout in upcoming elections
February 16, 2018 by
On a campus of over 11,000 students, it can feel difficult for students to have their voice heard by the people higher up. The best way for students to communicate a problem that they want fixed is to go through the Student Government Association who are having elections in March. Elections for the Student Government […]
NC Congressional and Legislative maps under scrutiny
February 12, 2018 by
North Carolina has a problem – a map problem to be specific. Both North Carolina’s Generally Assembly map and the U.S. Congress map have been challenged in federal and state courts. In an email, Dr. Todd Collins, WCU’s Public Policy Institute Director and political science professor, explains how the two maps impact North Carolina’s future elections […]
