Western Carolinian column "Have A Irie Christmas"

Western Carolinian column "Have A Irie Christmas"

College student newspapers and periodicals

Editorials

LGBTQ+ communities

Newspapers

Sexual orientation

Western Carolina University -- Students -- Attitudes

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 Lavender Bridges. He says he was just trying to "get people to see each other as people." In contrast to the pouring in of letters over Lavender Bridges, he was disappointed that not one letter came in after the article regarding WCU's admission standards. Lavender Bridges, an anonymously founded student organization open to all individuals, aimed to promote awareness of lesbian and gay lifestyle, provide lesbian and gay resources, and increase communication with all students and community members. The first organizational meeting took place October 10, 1985 and was officially recognized by the office of Student Development on December 13, 1985. The last mention of the group appeared in the October 10, 1991 issue of the Western Carolinian.

Dawkins, Andrew

Lavender Bridges

1986-12-04

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This clipping is from a full page in the Western Carolinian student newspaper. The entire page is available at https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/54857

Jackson County (N.C.)

Cullowhee (N.C.)

North Carolina, Western

18.75" x 3.25"(dimension)

LGBTQIA+ Archive of Jackson County