30 young women completed a circle around the poorly lit room in the back of the gym. Hearts beating fast from their warm-up, sweat building on foreheads, heavy breathing, and wide eyes looking to their instructors in the middle of the circle for commands to start their drills. “Defensive stance,” yelled instructor Gayle Maddox, turning […]
Cat Singers: An ensemble of diversity
December 6, 2022 by
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the Western Carolina University vocal ensemble Catamount “Cat” Singers saw a revitalization with the end of a campus-wide mask mandate and the hiring of Dr. Tiffany Renée Jackson in 2021. As Assistant Voice Professor, Jackson sought to lead this ensemble with a new and improved philosophy: the power of inclusivity. Jackson […]
Distracted driving at WCU one of the main cause for accidents
December 2, 2022 by
We have all been there. You glance down at your phone for a second and when you look up everything around you looks different from when you looked down. In those few seconds, the car in front of you has stopped and for a moment it feels like your car will not stop in time. […]
Tunnel of Oppression: An experience of maltreatment in society
November 29, 2022 by
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 […]
