It was a situation out of nearly every woman’s nightmares. On a Saturday morning, in mid-October of 2019, a female Western Carolina student (whom we will call “Anne” for privacy reasons) broke up with her boyfriend. His response spiraled into something that would cause panic throughout her entire household. The boyfriend had slept over at Anne’s apartment and […]
Sexual assault: the importance of bystander intervention on a college campus
March 26, 2017 by
“We say consent is sexy, but now we say consent is sexy and necessary,” said Anthony DiNicola in an interview. Anthony DiNicola brought Catharsis Production’s program “The Hook Up” to Western Carolina’s campus to discuss the thing students feel more and more comfortable discussing: hooking up, sexual assault, and rape. DiNicola connected with the students […]
University police: “Community relations a two-way street”
February 26, 2017 by
University police departments from Cullowhee to Wilmington came together Wednesday evening, Feb. 22, for a town hall meeting aimed at improving officer-student relations. The meeting, hosted by the North Carolina Central University School of Law via conference software, invited officers and students from all 17 UNC System schools to discuss evolving issues in law enforcement. […]
WCU Snap-Booze, boobs, butts, and blunts
March 3, 2016 by
“WCU Snap” is Western Carolina University’s local snap story that students are using to display life at Western, which varies from pictures of the Smoky Mountains and events around campus to drugs, pornography, and illegal activity. WCU Snap is controlled by an anonymous, unauthorized source. WCU’s administration and campus police are not doing anything about it, because […]
WCU’s campus safety initiative
December 12, 2013 by
In collaboration with Dustin George With a record enrollment of 10,106 students and an estimated growing population, it can be hard to keep up with every detail or rule break that occurs daily. According to the WCU campus police website, between 2010- 2012 there has been a total of 70 Burglaries, 12 forcible sex violations […]
