Since 2016, Western Carolina has presented the Tunnel of Oppression yearly. Tunnel of Oppression is an interactive presentation to raise awareness and explore different types of oppression. The Tunnel of Oppression, hosted by Intercultural Affairs (ICA), presented four different topics of oppression: COVID-19 isolation, reentry (the transition from incarceration to society), toxic masculinity and LGBTQ+ […]
Bird collisions happening around WCU campus
November 27, 2022 by
Version of the story was originally published in the Western Carolinian. Dead birds are found throughout campus but who or what is to blame? WCU’s newest and most transparent building, Apodaca, has been linked to the death of close to 60 documented birds this fall. Bird collisions and how many The American Bird Conservancy has […]
Recognizing the land during Native American Heritage Month
November 17, 2022 by
Originally published in the Western Carolinian November is Native American Heritage Month, a time to recognize and respect Indigenous culture. This month also recalls the dark past of colonized land. Land acknowledgements, formal documents honoring tribal homelands, are used by institutions across America, including WCU. WCU sits on land that was, and remains, the ancestral […]
Turning Point USA asks, What is a Woman?
November 15, 2022 by
Co-reported with Devon Shaw. Turning Point USA is known on campus for its conservative and sometimes controversial beliefs. In September they showed a heavily debated Daily Wire film entitled “What Is a Woman?” at the UC Theatre. The director of the film Matt Walsh is a right-wing political writer and columnist who began working for […]
WCU students write letters to survivors
September 30, 2022 by
In between classes, students came and wrote words of encouragement to survivors of sexual assault in a letter. The letters will be donated to the Center for Domestic Peace. WCU Students Against Sexual Assault (SASA) club held the event on the front lawn of the UC on Tuesday, Sept. 27 noon until 2 p.m. “It […]
Do minority students feel safe?
May 3, 2022 by
“Just because there isn’t lynch mobs on campus, doesn’t make [WCU] safe,” said Amber Jenkins, a black Western Carolina student in a podcast interview. Western Carolina University has not had a spotless record when it comes to controversy. Several racist and, more recently, transphobic incidents have stained the university’s image for years now. Earlier in […]
