No the elections are not over in North Carolina. At least not for the 6th Associate Justice seat in the N.C. Supreme Court. The republican candidate Jefferson Griffin is contesting the legitimacy of roughly 60,000 ballots in his race against incumbent Associate Justice Allison Riggs. Listen to the podcast to learn more about the contested […]
Politico’s reporter Kruse: We should discuss politics and not separate because of opinions
January 29, 2025 by
A week after his inauguration, President Donald Trump has already made controversial waves with his actions. Signing over 20 executive orders on Inauguration day, more than any President previously, which includes withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement and the World Health Organization, and also proclaiming that the United States will only recognize two sexes, male […]
Opinion: A reflection on four years
May 8, 2023 by
Nick Childs Opinion re-published from The Western Carolinian I’m set to graduate in May, and I don’t know what is coming next. Anybody else in similar shoes? Anybody else desperately want to leave and desperately want to stay at the same time? I’m feeling sentimental some these days as I cling to my college memories and […]
Opinion: the end of the world?
May 2, 2023 by
2023 should be glorious, A year to advance and be better. And yet there’s more division than ever, And that’s why I’m writing this letter. Technology has made us more connected, Makes us closer and learn so quick. But it also gives birth to the worst of us, The ones that do things that make […]
Opinion: Student journalists fight for communicate with university officials
April 24, 2023 by
Originally published in the Western Carolinian. I am a student journalist who is the editor-in-chief of a student digital media platform called the Western Carolina Journalist and a staff writer for the Western Carolinian. I have been in these positions for over a year now but since the beginning of my student journalist career, I […]
WCU has a problem with communication
April 3, 2022 by
Op-ed co-written with Rachel Lepine Recently, we were trying to gather information about a story for the Western Carolina Journalist. Our initial research had us believing that this story was about a fundraiser that went to the athletics club at WCU. That information was far from the truth. It turned out that the story was not […]
