Western Carolina University is preparing for an in-person fall semester. Events, concerts and more await students for the coming semester. “We are hopeful for the oncoming semester and ready to see students return,” said Sam Miller, vice chancellor for Student Affairs. The 2021 fall semester will be the third semester for WCU with COVID-19 restrictions. […]
WCU community reacts to verdict in the George Floyd murder
April 21, 2021 by
Former police office Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all counts for the murder of George Floyd. The 12-person jury in Minneapolis found Chauvin, 45, guilty of unintentional second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. The trial that started, March 29, almost a year after the murder has been one of the most closely watched […]
Latinx Speaks hosts speaker on Afro-Latina art
March 20, 2021 by
WCU community got a chance to see Miami culture and heritage from a perspective of Afro-Latina art during the talk from Dr. Allison Harris. Harris was hosted by Josefina Niggli speaker series. Harris has been an Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in the English department for a year now. Harris […]
HOMEBASE providing for students despite COVID-19 challenges
March 16, 2021 by
This story was first published in The Western Carolinian. One local organization is working to provide for all WCU students who may find themselves without food, clothes, or the necessary support needed to graduate. HOMEBASE, an outreach of Baptist Children’s Homes of North Carolina, has been located in the small white building next to Cullowhee […]
WCU students balance school and pets
March 10, 2021 by
WCU does not currently allow students to have pets in dorm unless they are a service animal or emotional support animal. That is why many students choose to live off campus so they can have pets. When walking around Western Carolina’s campus on a sunny day, you will see many students enjoying the weather. And […]
Parking availability on WCU campus diminishes further
February 22, 2021 by
Co-edited by Marina Cooper Parking at WCU will remain a problem this semester with the constructions of new buildings and parking garage. WCU’s parking services announced on Jan. 26 that the Baptist 4-tier commuter lot will be closed for the remainder of the spring 2021 semester due to construction. Located next to Hunter Library, this […]
