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 […]
A “Rhode” to nowhere: SGA impeachment hearing report
December 5, 2019 by
This story was co-reported by Benito Garcia-Garcia, who was an SGA Senate member. Technical assistance was provided by Blair Watts. In a heated impeachment hearing on Dec. 2 that started at around 6 p.m. and lasted four hours, President Rhode came out victorious. The required 2/3 Senate vote needed to remove the president from office […]
NBA Star Kevin Martin returns to alma mater for Hall of Fame weekend
December 4, 2019 by
For Kevin Martin, all roads lead to Western. “It’s always emotional when you come back to a place that was a big part of your journey. It was a place that really changed and defined my life, I grew up a lot as a young man here. It’s good to be back in the mountains.” […]
