The December 4, 1986 issue of the Western Carolinian includes an editorial by Editor-in-chief Andrew Dawkins titled "Have A Irie Christmas." Dawkins shares that he was surprised at the amount of energy students spent on arguing for or against…
In the September 18, 1986 issue of the Western Carolinian, Editor-in-chief Andrew Dawkins interviews Chris, the founder of Lavender Bridges. Lavender Bridges, an anonymously founded student organization open to all individuals, aimed to promote…
An editorial by Andrew Dawkins, Editor-in-chief, titled "Learning to be tolerant" from the September 18, 1986 issue of the Western Carolinian was inspired by meeting the founder of Lavender Bridges. He asks that we be tolerant of what we may not…
This September 22, 1988 article by Cris Delgato in the Western Carolinian assures the reader that Lavender Bridges (LB) is still around. Delgato shares the history of LB, including the challenges it faced in the beginning, what their intentions were,…
This November 21, 1985 letter to the editor titled "Being committed" by Toba Dowell addresses Michael J. Kinnisen's editorial in the November 11, 1985 issue of the Western Carolinian regarding Toba's thoughts on Lavender Bridges. Lavender Bridges, an…
Kat Gray, stage name Katarina Eclipse, is interviewed by Sarah Steiner as a part of the Gender and Sexuality Oral History project. Eclipse is a transgender drag queen. She relates the experience she had coming out in high school which resulted being…
Jill Ellern grew up in rural West Virginia. She talks about her career path as a librarian and recounts her experiences as a Lesbian woman in West Virginia, Washington D.C. and western North Carolina.
In the November 4, 1987 issue of the Western Carolinian, Chris Geis writes a column titled "Where's Rob[b] Schrof?" about the apathy of students at WCU. He reminisces about the days two years ago when the writings of Robb Schrof, Billy Graham, and…
Billy Graham's column in the October 9, 1986 issue of the Western Carolinian discusses how last year's paper had a "spark" that this year's paper does not. He appreciates that last year's writers did not steer away from campus controversies such as…
Morgan Hall graduated from WCU in 2019 and was involved in the sorority Phi Mu, campus ministry at the Wesley Foundation, the UP Program, and the Women's Club Rugby Team. She discusses her experience coming out freshman year after going to a Catholic…