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 […]
“Haven” sexual assault program may use inaccurate statistics
November 20, 2015 by
Western Carolina University’s Department of Student Community Ethics requires all incoming students to complete an online alcohol education, Alcohol Edu, and sexual assault prevention courses, Haven. The programs are administered through a private company, EverFi. Some critics say the statistics used by the Haven program are inaccurate and can skew the results of surveys. For the full […]
WCU student addresses sexual assault on college campuses
November 19, 2015 by
A recent survey (spring 2015) conducted by the Association of American Universities (AAU) on 27 university campuses throughout the United States, reported that 23 percent of female college students are sexually assaulted due to physical force, threat of physical force or incapacitation. Out of this percentage, 10.8 percent experienced penetration. WCU criminal justice student, Beth […]
Eric Bartl, a kayaker chasing the thrill
November 19, 2015 by
The story was updated Nov. 20 for clarifications (in italics). Eric Bartl, 22, is a junior at Western Carolina University who has been kayaking since he was a kid and now loves chasing the white water thrill. His parents were both very active and pushed him to do the same. He grew up in Ohio […]
Base Camp skydiving adventure
November 10, 2015 by
Author works for Base Camp. “We have a problem,” said my instructor, Peanut, with no trace of panic in his voice. We had just opened up the parachute, and before he said this I was just screaming in excitement. Before I knew it, we were free falling …again. I was still clueless and continued screaming […]
The one-man show Mercy Killers coming to WCU
November 10, 2015 by
Michael Milligan will perform his one-man show Mercy Killers on WCU campus at 7:30 pm, Thursday, Nov. 12, in in the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center. The play is a story of Joe, a beloved husband, who finds himself fighting the U.S. healthcare system while his wife is dying of cancer. The […]
