Familial Divide and Politics: Talk with Politico reporter Michael Kruse

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

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

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 […]

Voting at WCU: What you need to know

Election Day on Nov. 5 is less than a month away and WCU wants to be sure students have every chance to cast their vote. WCU has had a polling place since 2016 and many students take advantage to register and vote. All In, a nonpartisan organization that works with over 1000 colleges, reported WCU […]

WCU Student Emergency Fund to assist students with damages from Helene

Western Carolina University has a student emergency fund to assist during times of crisis. “If a student is in need of emergency financial support, they can apply for assistance at dos.wcu.edu. Each request will be reviewed individually, and we encourage students to submit applications reflecting their specific level of need so we can assess and […]

The aftermath of Hurricane Helene and impact to WCU students

Hurricane Helene has made an unprecedented impact on people in western North Carolina. People of Western Carolina University are living through unforeseen living conditions as normality slowly arrives back for students and staff. On Thursday, Sept. 26, Hurricane Helene hit western North Carolina. Hurricane Helene was placed as a Category 4 storm as it hit […]