The names of our sources were changed to protect their anonymity. She knew him before the drugs and the alcohol. She fell in love with the star basketball player with the world at his feet. All too quickly he turned into this person she had never seen before, pressuring her into partaking in hard drugs […]
Being made into a criminal – a survivor’s tale of sexual assault
April 27, 2018 by
The name has been changed to protect the survivor “I only had two sips of a beer…,” said Brittany, the victim of sexual assault her first semester here at Western Carolina University in 2013. She went to a party with some friends for an innocent night of fun when it soon turned into her worst nightmare. […]
WCU ensuring safety with R.A.D program
April 27, 2018 by
Co-written and edited with Brannon Mahaley As a university, one of the major concerns is the safety of its students and the availability of resources to victims and people who look to prevent sexual assault and violence from occurring. One of the ways the WCU Police Department has sought to provide some resources to students is […]
