Protesters against LGBTQ+ rights came to WCU campus on Wednesday, April 20. Approximately, 100 WCU students gathered in between classes to protest against them as they did not welcome the protestors on campus. The protest took place between the dining hall and the Catafountain. The event was unknown to students. The three protestors were holding […]
Caribbean street party to break down stress
April 22, 2016 by
Western Carolina’s Student Appreciation week is bringing a little taste of Caribbean ‘Carnival’ on Friday, April 22, from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. at the picnic area. J’Ouvert is a large street party held during ‘carnival’ season that is normally celebrated early in May in the Eastern Caribbean region where they party from sun down […]
International students at WCU have their own views about primaries
March 12, 2016 by
With the NC primaries coming up on March 15, students at Western Carolina University have different views and thoughts about the candidates, elections, and foreign policy. Some are impatiently waiting for the voting process to begin. “[Foreign policy] is fundamentally important to every single election…there are 192 other countries that the president will be a symbol for. Foreign […]
Majoring in Elementary Education: Is it worth it?
November 17, 2015 by
Bent over a wooden table littered with textbooks and sheets of tattered instructions, a Western Carolina senior clicks incessantly on her keyboard, eyes glazing over from looking at the same computer screen for hours—or is it sleep deprivation that is causing her eyes to cross? Creating lesson plan after lesson plan, Jessica Shearin, an Elementary […]
Good student on the outside, medical experiment on the inside
April 23, 2014 by
An average 5-foot-3 red head Emily Jaynes seems like a regular WCU student who is not shy to crack a smile or tell a funny story. Friends flock to her because of her upbeat personality, but only a handful realize the medical challenges she has overcome and is still fighting. “I have so much go […]
Alecia Page: triumph of a first-generation college student
May 26, 2013 by
Alecia Page spent her entire college career holding many titles at Western Carolina University. When she walked at the graduation ceremony on May 11, she left behind a legacy – a program that will provide assistance and support for first-generation college students. “I was elected freshman year into senate, so my term started sophomore year as sophomore senator,” Page […]
