This story was edited for clarification on Feb. 6. Whoa, whoa, whoa, don’t freak out too much. When I say the Greek Village is no more, I’m just saying that the “greek” factor isn’t a part of the equation anymore. The Village is a collection of houses on campus that in the past have been […]
Waterfalls of Panther Town Valley
January 15, 2015 by
A feature on the beautiful waterfalls from Panther Town Valley in North Carolina including a guide to water falls and on waterfall safety. Click the photo below to continue to the full story.
WCU community rallies for successful graduation ceremony
December 13, 2014 by
Thousands of families piled into Western Carolina University on Saturday, Dec. 13, for the fall graduation ceremony that didn’t go quite as planned. As the clock struck 1 p.m., attendants in the Liston B. Ramsey center were not greeted with a warm welcome to the ceremony, but with instruction to evacuate the building. Chancellor David […]
Bomb threat moves WCU commencement outside
December 13, 2014 by
There was a change of plan at Western Carolina University’s graduation on Saturday after bomb threat was called in. Five minutes after graduation was supposed to start Chancellor Belcher came on stage to announce that everyone needed to evacuate to the football field. He insured that he thought it was 100 percent a hoax. Everyone […]
WCU students protest police brutality
December 6, 2014 by
Students at Western Carolina University gathered on Friday, Dec. 5, at the fountain to protest the lives lost by police brutality in America and the unfair treatment of African Americans in the United States legal system. Students gathered at noon to participate in a form of peaceful protest known as a “die-in.” Recent victims of […]
The label ‘fat girl’
November 19, 2014 by
“You’re horrible!!!” “How could you say those things to a human being?” Sasha Mignoli yelled as she stood by a group of boys sitting outside the Dining Hall. A small crowd of witnesses could tell that something has set the 5’7″, 186 pound sophomore off. “It’s because of ignorant people like you that others struggle […]
