For years, women around the world have actively participated in a battle for equal rights and treatment in professional settings. Women have been doing the same amount of work, sometime more, as men yet they still receive less pay. This issue has been noted and demonstrated in many large cities, but it was a surprise […]
Heroes and Villains alike visit Cullowhee for WheeCon
March 29, 2015 by
Heroes and villains were hanging out together with plenty of other people from the Cullowhee area for the second annual WheeCon The WCU Comic Book Club hosted the event on Saturday, March 28 in the Forsyth building from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m., bringing in between 300 and 350 guests throughout the day. “We were hoping […]
WCU undergraduates show off their research skills in 17th annual Undergraduate Expo
March 25, 2015 by
Western Carolina University held an Undergraduate Expo on March 23 in the University Center’s Grandroom. This was the 17th annual expo and the first day of the expo included students presenting their research that they had conducted. The students from the Environmental Studies program tackled the topic of “Evaluating Sustainability of Purchasing Practices at Western […]
WCU rallies to end the “R” word
March 6, 2015 by
Western Carolina University took a stand on March 4 to raise awareness against using the “R-Word” by hosting an “R-Word” Rally for students to come and support the University Participant Program (UP) Participants. Kelly Kelley, the go-to person for the UP program at WCU, said that the students involved with the program put the event together. “We put […]
UNC Board of Governors approve tuition, fees increase at WCU
March 1, 2015 by
It’s official – tuition and fees are going up at Western Carolina University and other NC public universities as the UNC Board of Governors approved tuition and fee increases Friday, Feb. 27. The tuition and fees for in-state undergraduates increases will be at an average of 4.3 percent, making the average cost be $6,448.88 per year. […]
School’s out and the kids will play!
February 26, 2015 by
Yesterday evening beautiful flakes began to fall as predicted. Me being a skeptic and knowing Cullowhee weather I of course expected an inch or two, but definitely not the four to eight inches that the meteorologists called for, but boy was I wrong. Starting around 9 p.m. Western Carolina University students let their inner child take […]
