WCU lifts mask mandate, students and faculty remain neutral

WCU, in an unexpected email, announced that it will no longer require face coverings indoors on Friday, Feb. 25, a day before the first Open House of 2022.    This has brought mixed feelings from faculty and students alike. See student responses below.  Director of WCU Health Services, Pam Buchanan, reiterated the feelings of the student […]

Refusal to wear a mask comes with consequences

Article originally published Oct. 7, 2021 in The Western Carolinian. It is no surprise that face masks have become mandatory at Western Carolina University, but did you know that students can get fined for not wearing their face masks?  In the WCU Code of Student Conduct, it has been added to the list of items […]