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 […]
Student Government Association vice-presidential debates continue tonight, Feb. 27
February 27, 2020 by
WCU Student Government president, David Rhode, faces impeachment
December 1, 2019 by
Benito Garcia-Garcia is an SGA Senator. The story was co-reported with Nate Hadley and with technical assistance from Jessica Posa. The Student Government Association’s (SGA) president, David Rhode, faces allegations including sexual harassment, abuse of power in various instances, conduct unbecoming and neglect of duty. An impeachment hearing will take place on Monday, Dec. 2 […]
Meet your new WCU SGA leadership
May 1, 2019 by
Story co-written with Natalie Ballard After much hard work and stress, the official results for the WCU SGA were released earlier in April with the results revealing David Rhode as the winner for President and Dawson Spencer for Vice President. Rhode won the election with 392 votes; David Benoit was close behind him with 372 votes. Spencer’s […]
WCU SGA Elections 2019: See who are the candidates for President and VP
March 25, 2019 by
Co-written by Natalie Ballard With Student Government Association Elections quickly approaching, it is important to know who is running, what they stand for and how they plan to help serve you, the students, best at Western Carolina University. We contacted the candidates via email and social media asking three questions about the issues they feel […]
Out of the Darkness walk – WCU joins in the discussion about mental health and suicide
March 15, 2019 by
According to the most recent data obtained from the CDC by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), in North Carolina about one person dies by suicide every six hours on average, and it is the 3rd leading cause of death for those between the ages of 15 and 34. Nearly twice as many people die […]
Whee Talks: One person’s message can inspire us all
December 11, 2018 by
Co-written with Allyson Wainright Ted Talks are conferences held all around the world designed to spread ideas, covering topics ranging from business to global issues to psychology. They are meant to inspire, and inspire they did as WCU Student Government Association (SGA) decided to create their own version called Whee Talks. The first “Whee Talks” […]
