An altered version of this story was published in The Sylva Herald. As flu season begins, WCU students and community members are urged to get their flu shot. WCU’s health services starts a prevention campaign as students come back from fall break, with flu shots available in Bird Building and mobile flu clinics through October. […]
North Carolina’s districting problem
October 14, 2016 by
The North Carolina General Assembly may soon redraw the state’s congressional districts again for 2018. But will that have an impact on elections? Todd Collins, Director of Public Policy Institute at Western Carolina University, says it depends on voter turnout. A panel of federal judges ruled North Carolina’s congressional districts unconstitutional in February 2016, forcing […]
Debate for NC House District 119 highlights
October 14, 2016 by
This story was co-written with Charles Hadley. North Carolina State Rep. Joe Sam Queen (D-Haywood) and challenger Mike Clampitt (R-Swain) engaged in a substantive debate Wednesday night, Oct.12, on the campus of Western Carolina University. About 60 people attended the debate between Clampitt and Queen in the Health and Human Sciences building at WCU. The […]
Is change coming? Candidates battle it out
October 14, 2016 by
This story was written by Tanner Hall, originally published in The Sylva Herald. Some of Jackson County’s most pressing issues – the ones current officials have been working to solve for the better part of the past year – are helping to shape the upcoming local election. Candidates running for the Jackson County Board of Commissioners […]
Clown sighting sets off frenzy in Cullowhee
October 14, 2016 by
This story was written by Jason Farmer, originally published in The Sylva Herald. When Patrick Turner stood next to Old Cullowhee Road in a red-haired clown costume and waved at passing cars, he said he had no idea mass hysteria would ensue. Turner, a 22-year-old senior at Western Carolina University, said he did it for […]
WCU hosts the “Dangerous Faggot Tour”
October 13, 2016 by
This story was co-written with Meghan O’Sullivan. Audience members cheered as guest speaker, Milo Yiannopoulos, spoke fervently against feminism, Islam, Black Lives Matter and liberals. Through his growing popularity, he has incited protests, anti-Milo committees and been permanently banned from Twitter in an attempt to silence his dialogues that can be taken very offensively. Yiannopoulos, a […]
