The rain could not stop ‘Take Back the Night’ as students marched through the halls in support of survivors of sexual assault. The event was hosted by the department of intercultural affairs, College Panhellenic Council, Delta Zeta, Alpha Gamma Delta, Sigma Gamma Rho and Alpha Kappa Alpha on Sept. 26. ‘Take back the Night’ is […]
WCU community marches for a cause
September 29, 2014 by
Students at Western Carolina University participated in “Take Back the Night” to raise awareness for women who have been sexual abused and break the silence about sexual violence. “Hey, Hey, Ho, Ho, date rape has got to go,” was one of many chants said by the dozens of Greek lettered organizations participated in the annual […]
Sexual assaults at WCU
May 6, 2014 by
In 2013, I co-wrote a story for the WCJ on campus safety. While most students interviewed for that story said they feel safe at WCU, one thing we noted was that according to the most recent annual safety report, between 2010 and 2012, there have been 12 ‘forcible sex violations’ on campus. According to documents […]
“Take Back the Night” hosts award-winning spoken word poet
September 17, 2013 by
“Take Back the Night” will be hosting Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai, an internationally recognized spoken word artist, at the annual event on Wednesday, Sept. 18, sponsored by Red Zone and Intercultural Affairs. Tsai is performing pieces about relationships, sexual assault, power struggle, voice, and becoming part of a community starting at 7 p.m. in the A.K. […]
FYE Service & Learning Day
August 28, 2012 by
Drinking, partying, and overall not doing homework is the typical picture when thinking of the first Saturday after school starts, but for roughly 200 freshmen this was not the case. First Year Experience (FYE) along with the Center of Service & Learning hosted their first ever FYE Day of Service & Learning on Saturday, August […]
