with additional reporting by Nicole Ellison. Western Carolina University is moving classes online on Monday, March 23, and students should plan to continue online or alternative instruction as directed by their professors through May 8. In response to the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic, WCU is postponing all spring commencement ceremonies originally scheduled for May 8 […]
WCU extends spring break for a week and cancels face-to-face classes
March 11, 2020 by
Due to the increasing amount of COVID-19 cases in North Carolina, WCU is extending its official spring break until Monday, March 23. Following the spring break extension, classes will resume online or via other distance learning methods until further notice from the UNC System. Chancellor Kelly Brown in an email message to the university said: […]
Election 2020: Super Tuesday in Jackson County
March 10, 2020 by
A version of this story was published in The Sylva Herald March 4, 2020 edition with a shared by-line with Dave Russell Super Tuesday 2020 came and went in Jackson County, across North Carolina and in 13 other states and American Samoa. Jackson County saw 9,243 residents (of 27,786 registered voters, or 33.26 percent) cast […]
Election 2020: Super Tuesday
March 2, 2020 by
Super Tuesday, March 3, is the biggest day of the primary campaign and crucial for the Democratic presidential candidates. Fourteen states from Virginia to California, Tennessee to Texas, as well as North Carolina are up for grabs. These states have significant black, Latino and Asian populations that can be an important factor in who will get […]
Budget impasse may cause a need for slower enrollment at WCU
February 27, 2020 by
Story co-written with Ruth Dahl. Story was published in The Sylva Herald on March 4, 2020. As the impasse between Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Republicans involving the State Budget continues, Western Carolina University faces another financial issue: the cost of accepted students. Chancellor Kelli Brown has asked the university’s Executive Council to begin […]
Student Government Association vice-presidential debates continue tonight, Feb. 27
February 27, 2020 by
Western Carolina University’s Student Government Association is holding elections to seek the next student body president and vice president. SGA hosted the presidential debate on Feb. 25 at 6 pm in the UC Theatre. The vice-presidential debates will take place Feb. 27 at the same time and location. Dawson Spencer, current SGA vice-president, is running […]
