Affirmative action at WCU

There has been a lot of controversy regarding whether college institutions should be allowed to regulate college admission by factoring race, and using race to fill in necessary slots in the school’s freshman class. The affirmative action has been challenged in several instances and institution in the past year. The Supreme Court in March decided […]

WCU students focus on affirmative action in wake of national exposure

In 1858, Abraham Lincoln challenged Stephen A. Douglas for the Illinois Senate seat.  The two participated in a series of seven debates in the state, and Douglas won the election.  These debates, which are taught in history classes across the nation because they were a “war of ideas,” are dubbed the Lincoln-Douglas debates. The Organization […]