Archives for January 31, 2016

New WCU Residential Living practice sparks controversy among students

The Department of Residential Living has implemented several new “operational practices” that will impact the upcoming 2016-2017 room selection process. One of the most prominent changes to room selection affects any student currently living in a room connected to a Resident Assistant (RA) suite. These students will no longer be eligible for the Premier Level […]

Lady Catamounts triumph over Spartans

Western Carolina University Women’s Basketball team prevailed in a home game against the University of North Carolina Greensboro on Jan. 30. The Cats beat the Spartans 84-72 for a crowd of 695 people. Cat’s starting forward, Sherae Bonner had nine rebounds and scored 14 points. Raziyah Farrington and Julia Brown also had 14 points. For 30 […]

Iowa goes to caucus

  On Feb. 1, Iowa voters officially kick off the election season with their caucus a week before New Hampshire has its primary on Feb. 9.  Bing election blog predicts Donald Trump winning Iowa on the Republican side with nearly 40 percent of the vote and Hilary Clinton winning the Democratic primary with around 50 percent. This is close […]