In 2013, I co-wrote a story for the WCJ on campus safety. While most students interviewed for that story said they feel safe at WCU, one thing we noted was that according to the most recent annual safety report, between 2010 and 2012, there have been 12 ‘forcible sex violations’ on campus. According to documents […]
The Affordable Care Act and student impact
May 5, 2014 by
Leslie Boyd has more than enough reason to be spreading information about the Affordable Care Act all across North Carolina. “One of the reasons we’re so avid about [the Affordable Care Act] is because I lost my son from a lack of health care,” she starts her story. If her son, Mike Danforth, had just […]
Duke Energy and McCrory administration still seeking solution for NC coal ash ponds
May 4, 2014 by
The biggest energy provider in North Carolina, Duke Energy, continues to roll in the news for their problems in the ash ponds around N.C. and Governor McCrory is finally responding, as is Duke Energy. However the response from McCrory is not what the environmental organisations wanted. As Charlotte Observer reported earlier in April, McCrory calls for […]
WCU Catamount Singers, Electric Soul open ‘Cotton Club’ tour May 13 in Waynesville
May 2, 2014 by
Story is produced by WCU Office of Communications and Public Relations The Western Carolina University Catamount Singers and Electric Soul will kick off an East Coast tour of “Echoes of the Cotton Club,” a musical salute to the roots of jazz and the big band era, Tuesday, May 13, in Waynesville. The tour, which comes […]
Good student on the outside, medical experiment on the inside
April 23, 2014 by
An average 5-foot-3 red head Emily Jaynes seems like a regular WCU student who is not shy to crack a smile or tell a funny story. Friends flock to her because of her upbeat personality, but only a handful realize the medical challenges she has overcome and is still fighting. “I have so much go […]
“Echoes of the Cotton Club” to perform Thursday night
April 21, 2014 by
Imagine it’s 1927 in the Harlem district of New York City during prohibition. Alcohol is illegal, but it’s easy to pay off the police in the mainly black district. Owney “The Killer” Madden, an English gangster, owns a club that is only the rich white clientele can enter called the Cotton Club. It employs solely […]
