Feature
Trump Card
Republican nominee faced hurdles with minority voters Over the course of the year and a half that Republican candidate Donald Trump campaigned for the presidency he voiced his opinions on numerous issues from taxes to […]
Year: 2016
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No means no
Did I lead him on? Have I hooked up with him before? Do I often have one-night stands? Did I even say, ‘No’? What is my sexual history? How many men have I slept with? […]
Editorials
Staff Editorial: Young voters turned off by election negativity
The two candidates with the highest disapproval ratings in recent United States electoral history. The most diverse population of voters in U.S. electoral history. The most interconnected population in U.S. electoral history — welcome to […]
News
Make the Grade
HCPS ranks 4th in state for overall test scores. The North Carolina State Department of Public Instruction recently announced that the Henderson County Public Schools ranked fourth out of 115 public school districts in the […]
Sports
Bryson’s young team takes the court
The preseason hype for new head basketball Coach Joey Bryson started the day it was confirmed that he would be the next men’s basketball coach at West. Bryson, the former West standout, was hired following […]
Opinion
Write Choice: Should colleges require application essays
Pro: Jackson Whiting You can’t appreciate the amount of time that goes into the college application process until you have to go through it yourself. I am applying to five schools, and so far I […]
News
Bojangles’ coming to local community
Red and yellow Bojangles’ cups and bags have been a common sight around campus since the famous chicken and biscuits restaurant brought “Bo Time” to the Naples area more than five years ago. In […]
Sports
Men’s cross country wins conference championship
Senior Dylan Shamburger crossed the line and watched as his cross country teammates finished behind him at the Western North Carolina Athletic Conference championship meet at Western Carolina University. Shamburger’s time of 16:10 was the […]
News
Staff assisting with Party Rock wildfire
While most students at West and residents in the area have heard about the wildfires burning in 20 locations across Western North Carolina, two members of West’s staff have been directly involved with fighting the […]
Feature
Home sweet home
Former high school basketball standout returns to alma mater. With 1,782 career points on the basketball court, Joey Bryson left West in 1995 as the school’s all-time leading scorer. This year, 21 years later, Bryson […]