The rise in COVID cases since the classes started is cause for much concern on campus. According to the WCU tracking dashboard on Jan. 21 were reported 123 positive cases for the week and positivity rate of almost 24%. Pam Buchanan, director of WCU Health services, says the Omicron variant is the cause of this recent surge in COVID […]
Students isolating in Madison upset; WCU health and dining services look to improve
November 21, 2021 by
“It felt like I was in a prison,” said Karey Peeler. Peeler, a senior emergency and disaster management major, was admitted to Madison on Oct. 27, 2021, along with her roommate Holly Dowell. Both were experiencing COVID-like symptoms and chose to report to the Bird Building to get tested. Although Peeler and Dowell are roommates, they had […]
Refusal to wear a mask comes with consequences
October 8, 2021 by
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 […]
Less then 50% of WCU students are vaccinated; WCU wants to see that change
August 27, 2021 by
Campus vaccination rates are being pooled in left and right from voluntary vaccine status surveys given to students, faculty and staff. The largest population who has been fully vaccinated on campus is full time faculty at 88% with permeant and fulltime faculty falling close behind at 76%. However, only 44% of students who live on […]
WCU COVID-19 vaccine clinic starts this week
February 25, 2021 by
The distribution of COVID-19 vaccines will begin this week at WCU. The director of WCU’s regional COVID-19 vaccine clinic, Cortnee Lingerfelt, said for The Sylva Herald, that the state has been allotted 600 Moderna vaccines. “We’ll do 150 on Thursday, 250 on Friday and 200 on Monday,” Lingerfelt said. In the first two to three […]
WCU students affected by COVID-19
November 30, 2020 by
Most students in college stress about grades and social life, however during a global pandemic, they are risking their lives to go to school. As of Nov. 23, 406 students have tested positive for COVID-19 at WCU since the start of testing on July 1 as reported by the university’ss COVID-19 Data Dashboard. However, this information […]
