Excitement filled the hallway outside the exhibition room, as Carolyn Grosh, curator of collections & exhibitions at the Fine Art Museum, stepped on stage to announce the award recipients. The 57th annual juried exhibition organized by the Fine Arts Museum provides WCU students, no matter their major, the opportunity to be creative and showcase their […]
WCU fraternities push for stricter party lists
March 16, 2025 by
WCU partying scene is changing, or at least the fraternities are trying. WCU fraternities are cracking down on who can enter parties, aiming to keep the list of attendees to members of Greek life, friends and female students. This comes after an issue of fights, drugs, needle roofying and high schoolers attending the parties at […]
Anonymous donor encouraging students to look beyond the frame in a short story contest
March 11, 2025 by
Imagine that you win a short story contest, and you want to meet with the person who donated the money, but that person wants to stay anonymous. The English department of WCU has announced a short story contest called “Beyond The Frame” where students can submit short stories for a cash prize. The short stories […]
WCU students react to potential end of Department of Education and impact to financial aid
February 23, 2025 by
President Trump just finished his first month in office and the news cycle has not stopped since. He passed over 65 executive orders ranging from immigration, drug trafficking, schools “indoctrinating” students, securing the border, DEI, exiting WHO and the Paris Climate Agreement, to declassification of records among some. He also froze the federal assistance money […]
Apodaca floods amid classes
February 13, 2025 by
Around 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, Bonnie Ross, the Facility Management Housekeeping Department Manager, received a call from Chris Ammons about flooding on the first and second floors of the Apodaca Science Building. Ross was notified about a mechanical room causing leakage toward the backside of the building on the second floor that was seeping […]
What Title IX changes mean for WCU students
February 13, 2025 by
Western Carolina University students, faculty and staff received an email on Feb. 5 announcing a Title IX update. The email sparked confusion and anger across campus about what these changes mean for WCU students. “I got the email when I was in class and then I had to drive to work. I was really mad. […]
