What happens when military students are called to active duty while they are at school? How does someone withdraw from classes while they are heading to a foreign country? How do military students transition into college life after being involved in an entirely different world? America honors military members on Veterans Day, but Western Carolina University […]
Base Camp skydiving adventure
November 10, 2015 by
Author works for Base Camp. “We have a problem,” said my instructor, Peanut, with no trace of panic in his voice. We had just opened up the parachute, and before he said this I was just screaming in excitement. Before I knew it, we were free falling …again. I was still clueless and continued screaming […]
CPP: WNC voters pick city, town governments
November 4, 2015 by
Carolina Public Press published the preliminary results from the local elections held yesterday, Nov. 3. From the preliminary results seems like Sylva will be getting a new mayor. Lynda Sossamon, won 35.16 percent of the votes. The present mayor, Danny Allen, won 34.07 percent of the vote. Here are the the rest of the early unofficial […]
WCU students walk the runway for breast cancer awareness
November 2, 2015 by
The Evolution Modeling Troupe (EVO) and National Pan-Hellenic Council at Western Carolina University (WCU) “ripped the runway” on Thursday night, Oct. 29, in the University Center Grand Room to raise money for breast cancer research. Fierce music, lights, dancing, and modeling came together in honor of breast cancer awareness month at WCU. EVO collaborated with […]
WCU community discussion sparks argument between student and board member
November 2, 2015 by
The story was updated on Nov. 3 with a statement from Title IX Coordinator, Shea Browning at the end of the story. WCU hosted an open discussion on sexual relationships, sexual assault and gender-based discrimination on campus last week. Some students were not happy with how the administration is handling sexual assault and WCJ […]
WCU College Republicans host debate watch party
October 30, 2015 by
The College Republicans at Western Carolina University held a watch party at the Catamount Peaks apartments for the third Republican Presidential Debate. The debate, that was hosted by CNBC, had the same format as the previous two – the smaller debate with the last four candidates, (Senator Lindsey Graham, Rick Santorum, Governor Bobby Jindal and […]
