When it comes to the winter, many students choose to stay inside and rarely feel the desire to venture out into the cold. Sophomore Michael Ferraro does not let the cold stop him from doing what he loves. The kayaking community around Western is relatively small but growing, and the kayakers around here are more than […]
Winter storm Jonas hits Jackson County
January 22, 2016 by
Updated 11:12 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 23 Road conditions worsened overnight into Saturday morning, Jan. 23, causing hazardous conditions for drivers, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory said in a press conference. The below-freezing temperatures allowed water on the roads to re-freeze creating black ice among other hazardous conditions. In Jackson County, temperatures Saturday will not rise […]
First snowfall of the year livens up WCU campus
January 21, 2016 by
Updated: 12:15 p.m., Jan 22 Today, Jan. 22, all Western Carolina University face-to-face classes are canceled. University officials warned students not to travel on the roads due to ice in an email early this morning. The first snow of the year fell in Cullowhee Wednesday, Jan. 20, leading to snowball fights, sledding and excitement. […]
Week of events celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 16, 2016 by
A Unity March around Western Carolina University’s campus will kick off a week of events to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on his day, Monday, Jan 18. The Unity March, which will begin with a presentation in the University Center Multipurpose room at 5 p.m., is a tradition that the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity […]
Sex trafficking awareness at Western Carolina University
January 14, 2016 by
Women across the United States are being tortured, abused, and degraded each day thanks to the booming industry of sex trafficking. Sex trafficking is “When people are forced or coerced into the commercial sex trade against their will, ” according to the National Human Trafficking Resource Center. What is the problem at Western Carolina University? Awareness. We […]
Chancellor Belcher receives raise, faculty gets small one-time bonus
December 5, 2015 by
Chad Grant co-authored this article. Western Carolina University Chancellor, David Belcher, received a 19 percent pay raise in late October while WCU faculty pay remains stagnant. The University of North Carolina (UNC) Board of Governors voted in a closed-door meeting on Oct. 30, 2015 to give 12 of 17 chancellors in the UNC system significant […]
