Western Carolina University had its commencement ceremony on Friday and Saturday, May 9-10, recognizing the academic achievements of about 1300 WCU graduates, as the University said a record-breaking spring class. WCU Office of Communication and Public Relations reported that: After all the scores from final exams are tallied and academic records are finalized, WCU’s spring […]
WCU among top 10 institutions for energy reduction in national competition
May 6, 2014 by
The story was produced by WCU Office of Communication and Public Relations Western Carolina University may have lost the head-to-head Battle of the Plug energy savings competition against Appalachian State University but has emerged a winner in the associated Campus Conservation Nationals competition. WCU along with ASU landed on the list of the top 10 […]
Sexual assaults at WCU
May 6, 2014 by
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 […]
