What’s the hardest thing about skateboarding?The fall. To many students’ dismay, WCU’s policy banning skateboarding is campus wide and active, prohibiting students from using skateboards for leisure or transportation anywhere on WCU streets and sidewalks. The ban, which also prohibits the use of rollerblades and roller skates, aims to promote a safe environment on campus. […]
Black History 101 Mobile Museum visits WCU
February 5, 2025 by
“Black history is American history, and we want to give people a thorough understanding of how broad and deep our contributions to society have been,” said Dr. Khalid el-Hakim, founder of the Black History 101 Mobile Museum. Western Carolina University and DegreePlus hosted the Black History 101 Mobile Museum on Feb. 3 to provide a […]
WCU had a spring version of Valley Ballyhoo
January 26, 2025 by
Western Carolina University is home to over 120 recognized student organizations (RSOs) and seventy of those were present at the Campus Connections: RSO Fair on Tuesday, Jan. 21, in the University Center (UC) Grand Room. An RSO is a club or organization that is officially recognized and supported by WCU’s Student Government Association (SGA). RSOs […]
Familial Divide and Politics: Talk with Politico reporter Michael Kruse
January 21, 2025 by
President Donald Trump was inaugurated on Jan. 20 and he is again in the White House to both the dismay or happiness from American citizens. This difference of opinion has split the country, which leads to friends, or even family separating from each other based on political views. The WCU community will have an opportunity […]
Clock tower rings in Christmas for Cullowhee
December 6, 2024 by
As finals have begun to rain down on the students of Western Carolina, Chancellor Kelli Brown and her husband Dennis Brown spread some Christmas cheer by hosting WCU’s 4th annual Holidays on the Plaza festival. For a night of seasonal celebration the evening of Dec. 5, dozens of students gathered around the main square of […]
WCU students start holiday season with their own snow globes
December 6, 2024 by
A free holiday snow globe craft pulls a large crowd of WCU students. The Students started lining up at 6:45 and hundreds of students wrapped around the top floor of the University Center (UC). There was laughter, joy, and smiles all around. Which is a rare sight to see during the stressful finals season. Western […]
