Interviews contributed by Travon Ricketts Western Carolina University’s Intercultural Affairs is a campus organization designed to provide an environment in which students of different backgrounds and cultures can feel appreciated, valued and respected. The purpose of ICA is broken into three categories: engage, entertain and educate WCU’s community. ICA promotes inclusive values of human dignity […]
Whee Discriminate: A look at LASO
May 15, 2018 by
The Latino Appreciation Student Organization (LASO) is a student ran club that focuses on educating the community about Latino culture and life at WCU. In order to educate the students, LASO has held several programs that focus on various identities within the Latino community. These programs look at the differences between the 20-21 nationalities that make […]
Whee Discriminate: A look at international students
May 15, 2018 by
Interviews contributed by Travon Ricketts With diversity comes various cultures, beliefs and experiences, and WCU’s international student community serves as a prime example. The international admissions counselor at Western, Scarlette Briones, wrote in an email that WCU has about 150 international students representing over 30 countries. The highest population comes from Saudi Arabia followed by various European and […]
Students band together to help the community
May 14, 2018 by
Co-written with Jeremy Giovanni Western Carolina University strives to be a school that gives back to the community. Many students on campus participate in various clubs and organizations that go above and beyond to help those throughout the region. Among the biggest and most popular of these events is the Tuck River Clean Up, voter registration and student […]
Former Western Carolina men’s basketball coach passes away
April 30, 2018 by
Co-written by Jonathan Birek Former Western Carolina head basketball coach, Larry Hunter, passed away at around 11 a.m. on Friday, May 4. He is survived by his loving wife, Mary. Funeral information will be provided by CatamountSports.com once it is made available. Hunter suffered a stroke on Sunday, April 29 and was on life support as […]
WCU graduate takes guests on a walk through history
April 30, 2018 by
Edited & Multimedia by Jeremy Giovanni The Mountain Heritage Center sponsored a series of free tours through Western Carolina’s campus. The “Historic Walking Tours” featured a one-mile walk through nine different locations filled with western’s rich history. “I feel so connected to so many people by looking at these buildings by looking at the physically […]
