Got something you want to get off your chest but are too afraid to say? Now’s your chance with the new Facebook page, Western Carolina University Confessions. This social networking page provides an outlet for WCU students to anonymously express their feelings about the university, promote random thoughts and discuss problems with their daily lives […]
Cadaver dog training at WCU
May 24, 2013 by
The Western Carolina University Forensic Anthropology Program, in conjunction with the Division of Educational Outreach and the Human Identification Lab, hosted their latest cadaver dog training program workshop May 15 – 22. Participants experienced instructional lectures as well as in-field exercises giving them and their canine companions valuable practice in human decomposition odor tracking and […]
Marine and plant farming merge in aquaponics
May 16, 2013 by
Randy Reinke is a new graduate of Western Carolina University with a bachelor of science degree in natural resource conservation and management. He spent his senior year developing a fully functional aquaponic farming system in the WCU campus greenhouse. What is aquaponics? It is a hybrid of two different farming techniques. The cultivation of plant […]
Affirmative action at WCU
May 10, 2013 by
There has been a lot of controversy regarding whether college institutions should be allowed to regulate college admission by factoring race, and using race to fill in necessary slots in the school’s freshman class. The affirmative action has been challenged in several instances and institution in the past year. The Supreme Court in March decided […]
