The Campus Recreation Center (CRC) of Western Carolina University has taken a step to become more sustainable. During the fall semester of 2019, the CRC added two “green” treadmills to its inventory. Jacqueline Lanner, recent graduate of WCU, provided the idea and worked in partnership with Brandon MacCallum, Associate Director of Campus Recreation and Wellness, […]
WCU students on the 2020 Election
February 3, 2020 by
Story co-reported with Jessica Posa. Voting season is notorious for evoking strong public opinions, and twenty randomly selected Western Carolina University students proved no differently. Student responses were generally vague when asked what the 2020 elections meant to them. “To be honest not much, but I know that I should care,” WCU sophomore, Bryce Mitchell, […]
Whee Talk with the founders of From Privilege to Progress
February 1, 2020 by
WCU’s upcoming Whee Talk event focuses on the national movement, From Privilege to Progress (P2P), that aims to desegregate conversation about racism. Melissa DePino and Michelle Saahene, the two women behind the P2P movement, will be speaking in the WCU University Center Grand Room at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 4. DePino and Saahene met […]
Indivisible not Invisible: Alleviating the stigma
January 30, 2020 by
Students and CAPS leaders discussed the mental health of the poor, marginalized and people of color at the Indivisible not Invisible event held Thursday, Jan. 23 at WCU. Through the discussion and exploration of statistics and personal anecdotes, participants helped alleviate the stigma that surrounds mental health in these communities on campus. Coordinated by Alpha […]
Absentee ballot requests for primary available
January 30, 2020 by
Story by Dave Russell, The Sylva Herald Story originally published on Jan. 22, 2020 The long road to the Nov. 3 general election started Jan. 13, with absentee by-mail ballots available for the March 3 primary. The deadline to request an absentee ballot is 5 p.m., Feb. 25, and for it to count, the ballot […]
Seeing the world on a dime with WCU faculty led classes
January 29, 2020 by
When it comes to getting out of the country, everything seems to boil down to one simple fact: we all want to see the world, but we don’t have that kind of money. Except, as a Western Carolina student, maybe you do. WCU Junior Julia Mata found a solution by spending a month abroad during […]
