Story co-written with Ruth Dahl. Story was published in The Sylva Herald on March 4, 2020. As the impasse between Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Republicans involving the State Budget continues, Western Carolina University faces another financial issue: the cost of accepted students. Chancellor Kelli Brown has asked the university’s Executive Council to begin […]
Student Government Association vice-presidential debates continue tonight, Feb. 27
February 27, 2020 by
Western Carolina University’s Student Government Association is holding elections to seek the next student body president and vice president. SGA hosted the presidential debate on Feb. 25 at 6 pm in the UC Theatre. The vice-presidential debates will take place Feb. 27 at the same time and location. Dawson Spencer, current SGA vice-president, is running […]
How to vote @ WCU
February 25, 2020 by
Early voting is ending this Saturday, Feb. 29 so you still have time to cast your early vote in North Carolina primaries. You can vote on campus in the U.C. Multipurpose room. Having the polling place on the campus is a major plus, but being a college student and living between school and home can […]
N.C law pushes Jackson county to update voting system
February 25, 2020 by
North Carolina General Assemble passed Session Law 2013-381 (HB 589), VIVA Election Reform, requiring all 100 counties to use a voting system that produces a paper ballot, ‘an individual paper document that bears marks made by the voter by hand or through electronic means.’ Prior to 2020, Jackson and the 34 other counties used Direct Record […]
Whee Lead: WCU’s upcoming conference on inclusive leadership
February 25, 2020 by
The 2020 Whee Lead Conference will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 29 in the University Center at WCU. The conference is free and open to all students, staff and faculty. WCU has been holding Whee Lead conferences since 2011. This year’s conference focuses on inclusive leadership. The conference is […]
House divided: Trump delivers his third SOTU address
February 21, 2020 by
The clear divide in Congress was on display Tuesday night, Feb. 4, as President Trump delivered his third State of the Union address.Trump boasted on his success while the house leader, Nancy Pelosi tore up his speech because she believed it was dishonest and misleading. During the speech, Trump repeatedly boasted his accomplishments including many […]
