with additional reporting by Nicole Ellison. Western Carolina University is moving classes online on Monday, March 23, and students should plan to continue online or alternative instruction as directed by their professors through May 8. In response to the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic, WCU is postponing all spring commencement ceremonies originally scheduled for May 8 […]
Southeastern Latinx Student Leadership Conference postponed due to COVID-19
March 13, 2020 by
The second annual Southeastern Latinx Student Leadership Conference (SL-SLC) has been postponed by the student committee and their respective advisers. The conference, which is hosted by the Latinx Appreciation Student Organization (LASO), was postponed as a precaution of the ongoing COVID-19 virus. The announcement came moments after the UNC system released a statement regarding all its universities, […]
Roper tours WCU steam plant, addresses budget impasse
March 10, 2020 by
UNC System President, Dr. William Roper visited Western Carolina to tour the aging facility and address the budget impasse that continues to take its toll on the university earlier in March. Western Carolina University’s steam plant is still running on long outdated equipment and is in major need of upgrades. The major renovation of the […]
The Rabbithole: Interview with SGA VP candidate Kasson Mitchell
March 3, 2020 by
The Student Government Association elections are underway and will end on March 3, at 11:45 p.m. Students can vote at the UC or on Engage. The candidates for SGA President are Dawson Spencer and Tristan Benson. Spencer plans to focus professionalism, transparency and accountable leadership. Benson plans to focus on mutual respect, consistency and elevate.Both […]
“Hamlet” gets a technological revamp in upcoming WCU performance
March 2, 2020 by
William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” has been performed for over 400 years, but never quite like this. Western Carolina University’s School of Stage and Screen will be taking the stage to perform a revamped version of “Hamlet” from Wednesday, March 4, to Saturday, March 7, in the Bardo Arts Center Josephina Niggli Studio Theatre. Performances on March […]
Housing crunch and IT issues have WCU students scrambling
February 27, 2020 by
Originally published in The Sylva Herald on Feb. 27, 2020. The words chalked around the fountain in the center of the Western Carolina University campus expressed the frustration of many students: “More than 9,000 students on campus, less than 5,000 beds on campus. Do you hear us? You might want to start looking for an […]
