After two racist videos made by since expelled WCU students surfaced on social media the weekend prior, a multitude of students took to the University Fountain to show their displeasure. Here’s a recap of the event. For our coverage of the videos and what ensued that weekend, click here.
WCU: Racial tensions come to light
August 25, 2020 by
Over the weekend, two separate videos of WCU students making racist comments surfaced on social media. Here’s what happened next. The following video contains content that may be disturbing for some viewers. Viewer discretion is advised. For previous coverage click here.
Video of student saying racial slur sets campus abuzz
August 23, 2020 by
Update: Sunday, 5:20 p.m. Another Snapchat video involving racial slurs has surfaced, this time via Instagram user @christianxharris_. In the video two WCU students are shown repeatedly saying the n-word and arguing that the “white power” hand signal is not a show of racism. The student body at large is publicly and actively calling for […]
Chancellor Brown: “This may seem like a risk, but it’s really not”
August 11, 2020 by
WCU’s administrators stuck to their “script” Monday evening, Aug. 10, at a virtual town hall held by SGA President Dawson Spencer. Over 200 students tuned in to the zoom call with nearly the same amount of questions. The administrators present, including Chancellor Kelli R. Brown, had responses that students described as “confusing,” “reiterations of previous […]
Fall semester at WCU to begin amid pandemic
August 5, 2020 by
Originally from WCU’s public relations office Fall semester 2020 will look different than anything Western Carolina University has experienced before. Residential living move-in began Saturday, Aug. 1, with carefully coordinated measures of physical distancing, frequent sanitizing and other health measures in place, and no disruptions or problems were experienced, according to Keith Corzine, associate vice chancellor […]
A look ahead to the Nov. 3 election
July 31, 2020 by
Originally published in The Sylva Herald on July 30, 2020. The Nov. 3 general election is fewer than 100 days away, and Jackson County residents have some big decisions to make. Below is a sample of some of the candidates in the running. For the Jackson County Board of Commissioners District 3 seat, Democrat Susan […]
