MLK keynote speaker encourages students to turn ideas into action

Western Carolina’s Martin Luther King Jr. week long celebration continued with Dr. Aminata Cairo speaking to an audience of students and faculty about the importance of diversity and building a community. To a crowd of around 130 people in the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center, Cairo engaged with her audience in a native […]

MLK Week Unity March calls for justice, solidarity

“Speak up! Be heard!” Addressing a growing crowd gathering in the Western Carolina University courtyard on Jan.16, senior Norman Falls implored those around him to raise their voices in boldness. “No justice, no peace!” Over 100 voices answered his call. Now they were louder, intensity rising with each iteration of the battle-stained slogan. They wore placards […]

Week of events celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.

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 […]