Western Carolina University’s student media, managed by the Department of campus activities, pulls $41,770.50 in student wages alone. TV62, the television station, collects $17,425 and The Western Carolinian, a traditional newspaper, collects $21,995.50 in student wages. WCU students pay for the student media through their required fees. Specifically, part of the $286 student activity fee goes […]
Fried food and sounds of the mountain music – Mountain Heritage Day is here
September 14, 2015 by
WCU will be hosting its 41st annual Mountain Heritage Day festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sept. 26 at the campus intramural field. Each year, thousands of people visit the Mountain Heritage Day festival from various places in North Carolina and surrounding states. An estimated 15,000-20,000 people are expected to attend the […]
Walk barefoot and help
September 3, 2015 by
WCU students can walk barefoot today and the administration will do the same. Every Thursday in the month of September from 1 to 5 p.m. walk shoe-less to raise awareness that 1.5 billion people walk without shoes every day. With this the campus starts its two-year university wide theme “Africa! More than a continent.” Western Carolina […]
National Women’s Equality Day on WCU’s campus
August 26, 2015 by
August 26th is National Women’s Equality Day. Western Carolina Journalist asked Western Carolina Students what today means to them. Check out the video below. Video by Alexandra McQueen, Chrissie Mainster and Hunter Bryn
Start of fall semester, and another possible record enrollment
August 17, 2015 by
Classes started today, Aug. 17, and it looks like another year of record enrollment at the Western Carolina University, according to the information from WCU Office of Public Relations. The official student headcount will be an unknown until the 10th class day Friday, Aug. 28, which is “census day” as specified by the University of North […]
The problems with standardized testing in WNC schools
June 4, 2015 by
Testing is something that has brought students together in recent years, especially as more and more emphasis is put on students’ end of grade test scores, not only for the students but for the schools as well. Students like the 4th grader Sara Rusi struggle with the environment of testing in the classroom. As she described […]
