Racism isn’t just black and white. While described as “a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race” by the Merriam-Webster dictionary, Ibram X. Kendi claims it is not that simple. Ibram X. Kendi will be the speaker for […]
Countdown to the mound
January 29, 2018 by
The countdown is on for The Cats with Bats to swing back into action. The Western Carolina University baseball team is scheduled for a heavy schedule with more home series this year than in years past. The Cats, who won the SoCon Championship in 2016, are scheduled to have 26 home games this coming season […]
Urban Bush Women hit the stage at WCU
January 26, 2018 by
Story originally published in The Guide and written by Gavin Stewart The WCU Performance Series will resume Tuesday, Feb. 6, when “Urban Bush Women: Hair & Other Stories” comes to Western Carolina University’s John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center. The show, which features dance, music and text with the history, culture and spiritual traditions of African-Americans […]
WCU student support fund eyes student financial relief
January 17, 2018 by
This story was written by Haley Smith, originally published in The Sylva Herald. Originaly published on 01/08/2018 Western Carolina University faculty members hope to help ease the strain of short-term financial emergencies for struggling students. Beginning this month, the student support fund can help students who run out of food, need medication, lack winter clothing or don’t […]
J.R. VanLienden: How a humble food truck owner and his small business could teach us a thing or two
December 23, 2017 by
Breaking into the food industry with a small business is a feat met with both emotional and monetary costs. We all know that it’s time consuming, rigorous and overwhelming. According to the US Small Business Association, only 20 percent of businesses will survive their first year while more than 50 percent succumb to defeat after […]
The futures of WCU and WNC – the region it was founded to serve – will forever be inextricably linked
December 18, 2017 by
Op-Ed By DAVID O. BELCHER I had the privilege of presiding over Western Carolina University’s Dec. 16 commencement ceremonies and witnessing the great emotion and sense of accomplishment among the graduates. A point of pride at this December’s commencement was that nearly half of the fall graduating class hails from the 18 westernmost counties of […]
