The 2016 vice presidential debate took place last night and WCU students held a watch party to react and give their opinions. The 2016 vice presidential debate began at 9 p.m. Tuesday at Longwood University in Virginia and was moderated by Elaine Quijano of CBS News. The vice presidential candidates were Donald Trump’s running-mate, Gov. Mike Pence (R-Ind.), and […]
Negativity, not positivity, influences 2016 voter turnout
October 4, 2016 by
Remember 2008? That year, a young Democrat was elected president after galvanizing voters around the positive ideas of “hope” and “change.” Negativity will be the main factor driving American voters to the polls this November. According to the analysis from website FiveThirtyEight, both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have the two lowest favorability ratings of […]
WCU community ‘Take Back the Night’ with a powerful sound
October 4, 2016 by
The rain could not stop ‘Take Back the Night’ as students marched through the halls in support of survivors of sexual assault. The event was hosted by the department of intercultural affairs, College Panhellenic Council, Delta Zeta, Alpha Gamma Delta, Sigma Gamma Rho and Alpha Kappa Alpha on Sept. 26. ‘Take back the Night’ is […]
Piecing together art, history and culture of the Middle East
September 30, 2016 by
Around 200 WCU students and faculty attended when they were discovering the history and culture of the Middle East through an unusual art form – mosaics. Distinguished art historian and archaeologist, Dr. Karen Britt, held a lecture for all interested students and faculty in Bardo Arts Center Tuesday evening. As part of a guest speaker […]
“Resident Alien” kicks off the 2016-17 season with heart-wrenching truths
September 28, 2016 by
If you wanted to leave your country in hopes of better opportunities for you and your family’s lives, what would you bring with you? What would you leave behind? In order to adapt to your foreign new world, what aspects of yourself would you throw out? Could you throw out? Which would you keep? And […]
UC presidential debate viewing party leaned toward Clinton
September 27, 2016 by
In a history-making presidential debate, Trump and Clinton came together on the stage for the first time this election season for a full 90 minutes. It was the most viewed and most tweeted debate in history exceeding 84 million viewers and 10.3 million tweets, setting the bar higher than it ever has been in the […]
